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I should just start a startup that converts heroku into an AWS instance then because its straightforward

I have various friends/acquaintances/prior coworkers running 8-9 figure digital/IT agencies premised on very similar workflows.

Straightforward to you may still be magic to most non-tech people. They will pay an insane premium to not have to worry about this type of stuff.

8-9 figures on webhosting/helping non technical people manage and deploy some app? Or you're saying those digital agencies would pay a premium to be an end user.

Cloud66 provides a Heroku-like experience on EC2 instances in your AWS account. (plus there are open source options, like Dokku)

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