Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?

	Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?
	390 points by mariocesar 7 days ago \| 625 comments
	tl;dr: A Linux user inspired by DHH's "AI shed" concept asks HN what's actually worth running on a cheap $5–10/month VPS long-term. They're weighing the maintenance overhead against the convenience of an always-on server, and want to know which self-hosted services have genuinely saved time or replaced paid subscriptions.
	HN Discussion: ↑Media/entertainment self-hosting stack (Jellyfin, qBittorrent, Immich) with Tailscale access is highly valuable ↑A VPS enables running real businesses and startups cheaply, offering competitive advantage ↑Personal automation, dashboards, and small web apps make a VPS indispensable for daily life ~$5/month is actually expensive; much cheaper VPS options exist for lightweight tasks ↓Self-hosting isn't worth it because it creates more maintenance problems than it solves