No, I had and have full control of the VPS. But whenever I upgrade it becomes a mess. I am sure I am missing something and I can backup data and then set everything again, reconnect all the wires and pipes but after a few times I just gave up completely. Hell even security updates in LTS break things up. I did try exploring and learn how to maintain it well and what not but eventually I gave up and it was a big reason why I get fatigued even at the thought of self-hosting something.

Thanks for your input on this. Next time I get into it I will definitely look at it and you are right about needing resources as much is my usage need. I just meant to ask what are the bare minimums sort of.