i use railway to deploy the main aether server, but i want to log full files somewhere

is it insane to set up a digital ocean droplet as a server to just receive information and log the files there? is there a simpler way? i literally just need to write markdown files

I'd avoid running another server just for logging. I could recommend "cloud logging" services, several options if you look. Simply add a client library for logging to a cloud provider. Very easy integrations. You can log the full markdown files. 

Google Cloud is a good cloud logging service provider. You can find their client and see how you'd integrate it here: https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/libraries

Bonus of this method is the google cloud logging dashboard, for searching logs and viewing the details, is really good. 

It's also very easy to get A LOT of free credits from google if you apply for their program here: https://cloud.google.com/startup 

Check the pricing for logs carefully and mind what you log, because it can really add up doing it this way.

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