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

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Ask HN discussion exploring what people actually run on a cheap $5–10/month VPS or mini PC that's worth keeping online 24/7, inspired by DHH's "AI shed" idea.

DHH&#x27;s &quot;AI shed&quot; idea got me thinking about getting a small $5–10&#x2F;month VPS.<p>I&#x27;m a Linux guy and have on many points of my life have a personal server. So I like the idea of having something always on, but I’m not sure the maintenance is worth it when most things can just run on my laptop.<p>That said, I tend to do things myself and only later realize I could have automated or delegated them, so I may have a blind spot here.<p>If you have a cheap VPS or mini PC, what actually ended up being useful long-term? Anything that saved enough time or replaced enough subscriptions to justify keeping it around?
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