@compiler_explorer @dalias @tranzystorek_io Well, AWS is like 10x more expensive than reasonably priced hosting, that is if you only use the "cheap" services. If you on top of that have some big instances on standby in order to serve big requests I can see how the cost racks up. You should go through the motions of at least calculating what building your own server costs, then work out what renting a similar server should cost. Hint: You can get 8x64GB DDR4 memory for approx $1000.