The author describes migrating a side project from DigitalOcean to dedicated servers due to high costs and performance issues. They experienced frequent HTTP 520 errors on DigitalOcean's platform and found better value with OVH's dedicated servers. Despite the initial setup complexities, the author achieved significantly lower response times and better scalability. The post also touches on the inefficiencies and high costs of modern software and cloud services, advocating for more cost-effective and efficient engineering practices.
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