Cloud Server for Custom Application

I need a production-ready cloud server for a custom business application that ships with its own database. I’m flexible on provider—AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is fine—as long as the final environment is secure, scalable, and documented.

Here’s what has to happen:
• Assess my app’s resource profile and suggest the right instance type, region, and storage layout.
• Spin up the VM (or managed service if it makes sense), configure networking, firewalls, and HTTPS.
• Install and harden the operating system, then deploy the application stack and its companion database.
• Enable automated backups, basic monitoring, and an alert that fires on CPU, memory, or disk thresholds I can tweak later.
• Produce step-by-step documentation so I can recreate or maintain the setup without guesswork.

Acceptance criteria: the application loads over HTTPS, database traffic is restricted to the server, backups can be restored, and a test alert arrives in my inbox.

Source code and database schema are ready; I’ll grant cloud console access the moment we start. If you’ve built similar environments before, tell me what tooling you prefer—Terraform, Ansible, or native dashboards—so we can move quickly.