I’ve been building my projects with Nuxt 4 and loving the speed of PaaS platforms. They are incredible for getting started quickly. But recently, I wanted to understand what's happening "under the hood" and find a more predictable way to manage my infrastructure.
I decided to move my projects to a VPS.
My goal wasn't to bash any platform, but rather to gain more control and keep my monthly infrastructure costs predictable (around $5-$10).
The Challenge: Self-hosting isn't always easy
I'm not a full-time sysadmin. I spent a lot of time debugging port conflicts, Docker issues, and webhook configurations. But honestly? It was a great learning experience.
