Serverless vs Self-hosted

In this episode, I share my experience of building a virtual event platform with thousands of concurrent users using serverless infrastructure.

I compare it to self-hosted systems, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each, and explain why serverless systems are my preferred choice.

👍 Pros of Serverless systems

• Auto-scales
• Less infrastructure management
• Built-in security & redudancy

👎 Cons of Serverless systems

• Unpredictable costs
• Cold-start latency
• Vendor lock-in

👍 Pros of Self-hosted infrastructure

• Simple cost structure
• Full data control
• Customization and flexibility

👎 Cons of Self-hosted infrastructure

• Capacity planning
• Maintenance & redundancy complexity
• Admin & security expertise