To answer your questions:
1) 2 hours for 8 apps — most work was setup of new DNS and testing
2) I have very litte experience in DevOps
3) I think its totally worth it for the additional flexibility and the super cheap cost
4) Just $5 - can’t beat that
5) 8 Ruby Sinatra sites w/ a total of 20k hits/month
To answer your questions:
1) 2 hours for 8 apps — most work was setup of new DNS and testing
2) I have very litte experience in DevOps
3) I think its totally worth it for the additional flexibility and the super cheap cost
4) Just $5 - can’t beat that
5) 8 Ruby Sinatra sites w/ a total of 20k hits/month