Setting up a production ready VPS is a lot easier than I thought.

Deploying applications to the cloud has become much easier with numerous platforms as a service, but VPS offers more consistent billing and better suitability for long-running tasks. The author shares their experience and challenges in setting up a production-ready VPS, including configuring DNS, enhancing security, setting up automated deployments, and using traffic for load balancing and TLS certificates. Tools like Watchtower and traffic simplify these tasks, making it easier to attain a reliable and secure production environment.