> But then you've got to put that server somewhere, with reliable power and probably redundant Internet connections. You have to pay someone's salary to set it up and load it to the point that a user can SSH in and configure it. You have to maintain an inventory of spares, and pay someone to swap it out if it breaks.
There's a middle-ground between cloud and colocation. There are plenty of providers such as OVH, Hetzner, Equinix, etc which will do all of the above for you.
There's a middle-ground between cloud and colocation. There are plenty of providers such as OVH, Hetzner, Equinix, etc which will do all of the above for you.