I host my own blog (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;junglecoder.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;junglecoder.com</a>) on a VPS at the moment. But I went rather overboard with it, as I built my own CMS-lite in go. I was in college, wanted to learn how the web worked at a decently low level (lower than wordpress or rails).<p>What I&#x27;ve discovered is that having a VPS opens up a world of opportunities for network related things. I&#x27;ve used that site to host Ludum Dare entries, ClickOnce .NET apps, and a Wiki Profile image that I used to see if anyone was looking at my page on a company wiki. An SSH tunnel has allowed me to bypass some firewalls that block the majority of ports.... I&#x27;ve learned a lot on that server. Some of the best $50&#x2F;year that I spend in terms of hosting stuff.