I mean, a CMS adds complexity and hosting costs when enough people just want to get those dozen blog posts out there and don't care about the rest. Not like people don't know about stuff like WP.
I hosted a WP blog for years. It hit the front page of Reddit multiple times and #1 once and it never cost more than $10/month. These days, the same blog could easily run on a $5/month VPS. You could also host a WP blog for free, using their hosted service.
Even as a non-programmer back then, I didn't find the complexity bad at all. It was certainly a lot less than what's involved with the OP's setup.
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I mean, a CMS adds complexity and hosting costs when enough people just want to get those dozen blog posts out there and don't care about the rest. Not like people don't know about stuff like WP.
I hosted a WP blog for years. It hit the front page of Reddit multiple times and #1 once and it never cost more than $10/month. These days, the same blog could easily run on a $5/month VPS. You could also host a WP blog for free, using their hosted service.
Even as a non-programmer back then, I didn't find the complexity bad at all. It was certainly a lot less than what's involved with the OP's setup.
Not always true. Publii is an example of a CMS for static websites that does not require any server costs or complex configuration.