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Maybe consider making an AMI for sale via AWS. You can continue to get revenue via Aws hourly while the setup of the platform is easier in the case of the person above.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/marketplace/latest/userguide/use...

You could probably make an optin update method as well.



Thank you for the suggestion!

I did look over it at some point, as kept searching for the best way to allow users to install userTrack. I don't recall exactly why I didn't go forward with it, but I will have another look as they seem to allow paid products. One problem I kept encountering while searching for platforms to distribute on was that most platforms only provide one-click installs for open-source software, not for premium software.

That being said, many non-techincal users have trouble using the not-amazing interface of AWS, this is why I ended up recommending DigitalOcean, as their interface is one of the best and using the cloud-init script you can deploy a server just by clicking some buttons, also the pricing structure is easier to understand.




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