Robert Clapp(@RobertClapp):i self-host a sqlite-backed MCP server on a $20/month VPS. last month the disk filled up, WAL checkpointing failed silently, and i spent two hours at midnight restoring from a backup i almost didn't have. the server costs $20. the oncall rotation i volunteered for costs sleep.

2026.08.21 21:12

i self-host a sqlite-backed MCP server on a $20/month VPS. last month the disk filled up, WAL checkpointing failed silently, and i spent two hours at midnight restoring from a backup i almost didn't have. the server costs $20. the oncall rotation i volunteered for costs sleep.