I own a few websites, one of them with about 20-30 concurrent users on average, 40-60 during end of the year's peaks. It runs WP and it's hosted at WP Engine. My problem is that I feel I'm paying a lot for it. Also, I need to have a second host to handle webmail and my other domains. But my second host just updated its plans and wants me to pay twice as much to be able to host simple one-page projects I do from time to time. I feel now's the right time to gather everything in one place.<p>I can install a LAMP server and have a website running but I'm really not sure if I should do this by myself. My website brings some cash in and I want to maximize its uptime. What kind of emergency situations could arise once it's setup? I've seen the guides at Linode and I'm confident I can follow them. What kind of specs should I go for, too? Or is this a bad idea and I should stay on shared hosting?<p>Thanks for any advice!
How much in total are you paying for your hosting a month under the new plans? That amount is the maximum amount of money you can save by spending days/weeks/months migrating everything to your own server and assuming near-total responsibility for your own hosting.<p>You'll be in a better position if you can grow your revenue instead.