Would it make sense to see if Digital Ocean could provide a similar setup like they do for AzuraCast? https://docs.azuracast.com/en/home#friends-of-azuracast
There may some additional marketing/partnership benefits if we went that route. I believe setup and maintenance could still be a separate expense whoever is doing it could be reimbursed for (if needed). Seems like that would be one of the more straightforward costs in OpenCollective Spending Proposal - #13 by paddatrapper