[marcusbrown]

What about using Forge instead (http://forge.laravel.com)? I know it's not free but for 10$/month you can get Let's Encrypt cert in 20 seconds and tons of more features (server provisioning with really good security setup and all the tools you need).

[natch]

$10/month? I prefer $0.30 per month at http://nearlyfreespeech.net, but Forge does look cool for when I need those features. Thanks.

[pooper]

Not to pile on but it is not $10. It is $15 / Month for individuals and $30 / Month for teams.

and that is on top of however much it costs you to run a vps on Digital Ocean or Linode or Amazon.

https://forge.laravel.com/ https://forge.laravel.com/features

It is worth taking a look if you don't enjoy setting up machines.