[mirdaki]

With previous setups, I was certainly guilt of not upgrading and doing the maintenance needed. That's one reason why I like using NixOS and ZFS. Both provide really easy rollback options. So all I need to do is run an update and rebuild. If things work, no more for me to do. If things don't, I can try debugging or just revert back to the previous release till I have time to

But also I think using a cloud provider is fine if you're happy with the experience. It is a time sink to get things setup and it's not zero maintenance time. It's reasonable to weight those costs