Should you use a VPS instead of Vercel, Netlify & co?

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  • @sudomoon
    @sudomoonАй бұрын

    I have been hosting VPS for a long time, i prefer it because its a easy workflow for me now. For any beginner they should try and learn VPS as it introduces a lot of concepts from security to setting up websites. After you learn VPS you can easily do managed hosting etc

  • @AnthonyCandaele
    @AnthonyCandaeleАй бұрын

    Thanks for this video. I would love to see a course on setting up your own VPS.

  • @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    Ай бұрын

    Noted!

  • @yanivcode9724
    @yanivcode9724Ай бұрын

    Hi Max, I just want to say I'm addicted to your content. This guy knows how to deliver complex content - simple.

  • @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much - means a lot to me! :-)

  • @mattiarasulo9934
    @mattiarasulo9934Ай бұрын

    I think deploying with Kubernetes and Docker on bare metal is so much fun for any true nerd we cannot be taken away the joy of playing with our favorite toys by Vercel haha

  • @airixxxx

    @airixxxx

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, but sometimes you just just want to drag and drop the dist folder and to go do other stuff.

  • @mattiarasulo9934

    @mattiarasulo9934

    Ай бұрын

    @@airixxxx Of course! I use heavily Vercel for static/SSG websites, I just don't find it convenient for more complex apps, I prefer having an actual server to back those up.

  • @Abilovv599

    @Abilovv599

    Ай бұрын

    I tried both. Deploying with Docker was so fun

  • @mattiarasulo9934

    @mattiarasulo9934

    Ай бұрын

    @@Abilovv599 Yeah right?!

  • @Abilovv599

    @Abilovv599

    Ай бұрын

    @@mattiarasulo9934Really. I learned a lot of things. Now I better understand computer networks and operating systems. I Also configured Github Actions for CI/CD. It is amazing

  • @MesTechnologies-sl7jg
    @MesTechnologies-sl7jg17 күн бұрын

    Hello ,thanks for the insights.I've used vps on various websites the only difficult point is the configuration otherwise vps is cheaper and works perfectly 😊😊

  • @o_glethorpe
    @o_glethorpeАй бұрын

    Vercel only makes sense if you are not the one paying the bills

  • @mohitkumar-jv2bx

    @mohitkumar-jv2bx

    Ай бұрын

    Based

  • @saiphaneeshk.h.5482
    @saiphaneeshk.h.5482Ай бұрын

    Beautiful video, short and simple with precise info.

  • @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    @maximilian-schwarzmueller

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @SteveNewman1955
    @SteveNewman1955Ай бұрын

    hi max , i wanna say thank you for your courses and your teaching method really really help me this years , i think it would be nice to have a course to practice programming and design patterns thank you

  • @mel-182
    @mel-182Ай бұрын

    Hi Max, I've been a student of you Gold courses, can you talk about load balancer more please. Like how to set it up, manage, and so on.

  • @EduardKaresli
    @EduardKaresliАй бұрын

    What's your opinion on self-hosting? Like you arrange a computer you yourself and a static IP address from your ISP. You don't pay much, aside from the computer which can be really cheap, e.g. a NUC/mini box for $400 or less. The down side is that you will have to set up and configure everything yourself. But that should not be that difficult, IMHO. 🤔

  • @sajidfirdausi
    @sajidfirdausi28 күн бұрын

    Now there are some other solutions like Coolify and Dokploy which are self hosting alternatives to Vercel / Netlify and seem to be promising. Please make a video on these.

  • @mnchabel8402
    @mnchabel8402Ай бұрын

    Please do a video on cloudpanel

  • @budai79
    @budai79Ай бұрын

    My biggest concern with these services like Vercel is that they make devs lazy and at the end unprepared. I think is common sense to know as much as possible how everything works under the hood and how to set up things, what you really need and what is expedable. It's not about the money it's about knowledge. And let's be honest... if you know what you are doing setting up a vps to run a simple nextjs app should not take more that two hours with testing and everything.

  • @THEROOT1111

    @THEROOT1111

    Ай бұрын

    Also single point of failure, especially now with cyberattacks they will find out what that means the hard way.

  • @Shulkerkiste

    @Shulkerkiste

    Ай бұрын

    However, many developers just want to get their projects done instead of dealing with the underlying technologies. A customer doesn't care, if you've set up a VPS correctly. I don't agree that services like Vercel make devs lazy. I guess it's the opposite. You can become more productive, when working with simpler / more efficient technologies, so you can focus on the project itself. If your projects require a VPS and you enjoy working with it, then go for it. But if I just want to deploy my web app, I don't need a VPS, and I don't become lazy either.

  • @THEROOT1111

    @THEROOT1111

    Ай бұрын

    @@Shulkerkiste What they want is to avoid working hours, and that's understandable, but it comes at a cost, trend hypes come at a cost in general.

  • @DaMoodz
    @DaMoodzАй бұрын

    Damn thats an epic channel name 😂❤

  • @headshotmaster3401
    @headshotmaster3401Ай бұрын

    I did not know you had your own youtube channel

  • @_the_one_1
    @_the_one_1Ай бұрын

    Having a VPS, often means having a team to deal with it. Which obviously, is way more expensive than paying for Vercel, Netlify

  • @antbrw321

    @antbrw321

    Ай бұрын

    Actually it’s not the case, vps is rather easy to setup with modern tools. Most providers even have vps pre configured for a specific stack

  • @_the_one_1

    @_the_one_1

    Ай бұрын

    @antbrw321 if you have watched the video, having a VPS means dealing with a lot of advanced stuff for hosting a company's website and/or application. And I might be wrong but I think it's way better to go with Vercel than hiring a guy to set up things and then have them to maintain it too. Some companies even hire that dev/devs full-time which of course is way more expensive. Recently, a company of a friend, who had a guy working full time with devOps and infrastructure had their app go down for days because the VPS had leaked. They ended up switching VPS provider but that wouldn't happen if they used Vercel/Netlify, etc. Also it would have been so much cheaper

  • @paladin80lvl

    @paladin80lvl

    25 күн бұрын

    vps is a waste of time, time is miney, money is life

  • @THEROOT1111
    @THEROOT1111Ай бұрын

    Jokes on them, i never really started using those jokers. If the price doesn't make sense, nothing does.

  • @sean_reyes
    @sean_reyesАй бұрын

    Coolify

  • @maskman4821
    @maskman4821Ай бұрын

    I am very curious about VPS,and Max explains what it is and compare it to Vercel/Netlify,if possible maybe Max creates a deploying Nextjs 14 on a VPS ? 🤔🙄🤩👍🙏🫡😃🥰