Yes, I’m using Brevo. It seemed to be the most cost effective of all the options suggested.
I was trying to understand the costs just related to DigitalOcean, because when I asked ChatGPT more info about it, it recommended more (optional) things and I wanted to make sure I could get away with just Droplets for now.
Since the documentation only mentions Droplets as required, and everything is working now on my new installation, I guess that’s what I need to at least have it running. With time I will explore other options that can enhance the whole process.
Thank you for your feedback.