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I'm setting up a small web project and trying to decide whether to use an AI app builder or stick with a traditional stack. I don't have much development experience, mostly self-study, and I'm weighing a no-code route against something I can host myself. The main uncertainty is vendor lock-in: if the generated app is hard to export or move to a standard host, I'd rather know before committing time. I'm also unsure how these tools handle custom domains and basic database needs, since I'd eventually want to point my own domain at the result and keep data somewhere portable. Cost after the free tier is another factor, since a side project can't carry a monthly subscription indefinitely. I've only looked at third-party information online, nothing hands-on yet. For anyone who has moved an AI-generated app to their own hosting, what actually caused trouble, and would you choose the same route again? Any input from people hosting similar small projects would help me decide.