Migrating a dozen side projects from Azure to one VPS with an LLM agent
The author successfully migrated multiple side projects from Azure to a single VPS using an LLM coding agent. This transition simplified management and reduced costs while enhancing efficiency. The author highlights the ease of migration and the benefits of using LLM technology for repetitive tasks.
- ▪The author moved over a dozen side projects from Azure to a single VPS.
- ▪The migration process was made easier with the help of an LLM coding agent, which automated many repetitive tasks.
- ▪The new setup includes various technologies like .NET APIs, Node/Express frontends, and Cloudflare for DNS and SSL management.
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| Original publisher | Victor A |
| Canonical URL | https://victorantos.com/posts/from-azure-to-one-vps-llm-migration/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 13:52:29 +0000 |
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From Azure to One VPS: How LLMs Made Migrating My Whole Side-Project Estate a No-Brainer Posted May 24, 2026 By Victor A 7 min read For years my side projects lived on Azure. App Services here, a Static Web App there, a managed SQL database, a sprinkle of Functions, some blob storage, a Communication Services resource for email. Each one made sense the day I created it. Added up over a dozen-plus projects, it became a sprawling estate with a monthly bill that kept quietly creeping — and a mental tax every time I opened the portal and saw resource groups I half-remembered. This month I moved all of it onto a single VPS. Every API, every static site, every Blazor app, the databases, the object storage, even the transactional email. Azure now shows zero resource groups.
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