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The Showdown

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Why pay monthly fees for DigitalOcean App Platform when you can self-host nginx-php-fpm for free? Let's look at the facts.

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The Expensive Option

  • Closed Source (Black box)
  • Expensive monthly fees per user
  • Data stored on their servers
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nginx-php-fpm

The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
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Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
Limited to provider presets
Full control over Nginx/PHP config
1
Locked to specific cloud vendor
Runs on any Docker-compatible host
2
Monthly per-container fees
Free infrastructure overhead