The purpose of this guide

There are two main reasons I've written this guide:

Understanding the difficulty of website development

Given the ubiquitous presence of website builders, content management systems and other ready-built software, it can seem like building a website is difficult, but doable. In reality, it is astronomically more difficult than you might expect, especially if making an art or social site that depends primarily on user subscriptions or similar income.

Part of this guide is aimed at demonstrating the sheer complexity of not only building and running a website of this nature, but making it sustainable. If Deserted Chateau doesn't work out, this documentation is here to try and help others who want to attempt similar projects avoid mistakes.