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Milan Jovanovic February 20, 2026 11m

I Replaced Azure App Service with a $3/mo VPS (and kept push-to-deploy)

Summary

Milan explores a cost-effective self-hosting solution using Hetzner VPS and Docker, moving away from Azure's expensive cloud services. He outlines a workflow that involves creating .NET application Docker images, pushing them to a container registry like GitHub, and deploying via a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions. The practical takeaway is demonstrating how developers can achieve cloud-like deployment ease at a fraction of the cost by leveraging virtual private servers, containerization, and automated deployment strategies.

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