@p I need a bit of your advice here.

I am considering getting a dedicated server, but I have absolutely no experience outside of VPS Codemonkeying.

What is provider I can go with? I am looking at Hetzner AX line, it is cheaper and man those specs look juicy. But what I am not sure about is the work I need to put in to maintain one. I am basically jumping in blind. I do understand that I have to be responsible for hardware failures.

Am I in for a painful experience just jumping and learning as I discover things?