I don't know. I rent a bare metal server for $500 a month, which is way overkill. It takes almost no time to manage -- maybe a few hours a year -- and can handle almost anything I throw at it. Maybe my needs are too simple though?

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edge17 an hour ago | parent [-]

Just curious, what is the spec you pay $6000/year for? Where/what is the line between rent vs buy?

	▲	boplicity 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It's a server with: - 2x Intel Xeon 5218 - 128gb Ram - 2x960GB SSD - 30TB monthly bandwidth I pay around an extra $200/month for "premium" support and Acronis backups, both of which have come in handy, but are probably not necessary. (Automated backups to AWS are actually pretty cheap.) It definitely helps with peace of mind, though.