> Concerns about server going down or changing cloud provider imo is not particularly interesting or even useful advantage to mention for personal infrastructure.
I look at this from a different perspective: I have plenty of actual things to do, personal infra should be the least of my concerns and I should be able get them up and running in least amount of time.
> I've never got a case when an unmaintained docker setup can run 6 months later
It really depends on the well-being of the host and the containerized application. I have plenty of containers running for more than a year without a single hiccup.
I look at this from a different perspective: I have plenty of actual things to do, personal infra should be the least of my concerns and I should be able get them up and running in least amount of time.
> I've never got a case when an unmaintained docker setup can run 6 months later
It really depends on the well-being of the host and the containerized application. I have plenty of containers running for more than a year without a single hiccup.