In reply to Tom.

Hi Tom,
re #1 that's why I wrote "fully managed SSD VPS" - you don't need to know anything about servers, they'll take care of it all. Installation, security, monitoring, maintenance, updates, etc.

And the budget of $70/month I gave is a generous package of +3GB RAM with a superb provider - which I didn't and won't name, that offers unparalleled service and knowhow.

#2 of course, the point is that this type of client has the most reason to have a self-hosted solution because they are more likely to have a large network. A company with say 300 employees will have to decide if it is smart to use flox at a cost of $36,000 when they could set it up themselves for a small fraction of that. Whereas a small client, say one with 25 users may decide that paying $75/month is a good option.

as I wrote to JJJ, the best response is that from clients, if they are happy to pay then great :)