The short answer is yes, but it may be slightly less reliable and more difficult to administrate, as you will have to host it out of your home. But you will learn a lot in the process, and save about $10/mo on tier-1 Rackspace hosting. It’s perfect for running small websites.
Is the Raspberry Pi an alternative to a cloud server?
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