I am not a full time dev, but do write little scripts and web apps to help out my team members. I have a server that I have to support for this (no external support) and I actually like it that way.
Ask HN: Do you (developers) manage your own servers?
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#22I do, and I actually enjoy it. A lot of management today is controlled by scripts (at least in my env).
Re: Ask HN: Do you (developers) manage your own servers?
#23Not fully a developer nowadays, but I either self manage or use cloud services.
Lately I have been thinking about hiring a freelancer to optimize some servers, but other than that I control the servers for my business. I should probably pay someone to help me since I use my servers for tracking/redirecting my campaigns, and if a server goes down I am just losing 100% of money.