I do actually have an old computer that I use as basic home server but it can't support meaningfully heavy loads. For a Palworld dedicated server, I'd need something with 4 cores and 16gb which seems to cost ~$500 (e.g. for a NUC).
In comparison, all of these game server hosting sites charge ~$20/month, notably cheaper than that or hosting with any cloud host.
They also "manage it for you" which for us technical people is probably more of a con than a pro but honestly is fine for a game server as long as it works and allows reasonable access (most seem to at least let you FTP in).
I'm open to a better alternative if you have any suggestions
