I deploy to actual VPCs, the old way. No containers. No PaaS. Just get a Linux machine with a static IP and install. I use ansible to automate the deployment.
If I need some storage of undefined quantity, in the case of say image uploads, I might bring in S3 (or equivalent) service. But other than that, just a VPC.
Great to hear some people still follow the KISS method. I've done the same for years and this very simple setup can scale to tens of millions of (database intensive) requests per week.
Also a big fan of directly running my projects on VPCs. I do a lot of development on my Linux machine so I really enjoy not having any substantial differences between my local and deployed environments.
If I need some storage of undefined quantity, in the case of say image uploads, I might bring in S3 (or equivalent) service. But other than that, just a VPC.