And Go is even similar. Instead of having to deal with docker/docker-compose, I can just put an executable somewhere. If I have multiple apps, I just set up a reverse proxy through my web server and I'm done.

It's a bit telling that I essentially need to run a docker container for something so simple. Statically compiled binaries are super simple to use.

When dealing with contractors, it's impossible not to maintain a LAMP stack. Often times I don't get to choose the technology I have to deploy, and it's not fun when I get to wrestle with PHP. Luckily the contractors' time spent fixing their deployment instructions is billable for me.