great thread.
i also used Debian 10 linux on an Amazon Web service EC2 virtual instance, and that has had continual up time and is public facing with 4 gb ram (upgradable to any needed number of cores/RAM!) .. it would be fun to stress test the server since I got $300 in AWS credits and could really see what happens with multiple users on different tiers, and even compile new servers (ubuntu / windows server)
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