Managed mail server clusters for years with an ISP. Agreed, too many things that can break and cause PITA.
However, ‘Hard’ is a subjective term.
The deeper you are in a trade or the longer you have done it, the easier it comes to feel.
I visited a family farm and found it very very hard to squeeze milk outta buffalo.
My great uncle however has dealt with that buffalo that for years and didn’t sweat it one bit.
In a similar vein, do I really want to tend a buffalo in my backyard, when I can get the milk I need from a supermarket?