Github Pages is free and extremely easy for a static site, especially for someone with no skills. (I've used it with non-technical students to host their first simple web pages.) You don't even have to use Git -- there's a drag-and-drop interface to "Upload Files".
Ask HN: What server would you recommend for a first MVP website?
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#12What "server"? Meaning what? What back-end framework (if any)? What host? What?
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#13GitHub Pages. The only real downside I can think of is it doesn't provide SSL encryption for your own second-level domain. Other than that it's perfect for that use case.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're completely right, the thing is that I'm not sure about that as the amount of people that will land on the page will depend on the success of the marketing/crowdfunding campaign. Also, the type of application is an easy concept for booking (via online form) vacation experiences, so it has terms and conditions, explanations of our service, cities in which we're offering it and not much more
Is this a static website? When you fill out and submit the form, what code do you have that receives and processes said form? You indicated that you built this with CSS and HTML, but those aren't server languages. Is there something else that you are using to process the submitted form? Do you use some third party service to do that? What would be helpful is a technical explanation of what you are trying to do.
Yes I am using php on the server side to update a database when the user send a form
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#15S3 + Angularjs + Cloudfront + Lambda + API gateway - Free tier, baby!
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is this a static website? When you fill out and submit the form, what code do you have that receives and processes said form? You indicated that you built this with CSS and HTML, but those aren't server languages. Is there something else that you are using to process the submitted form? Do you use some third party service to do that? What would be helpful is a technical explanation of what you are trying to do.
Yes I am using php on the server side to update a database when the user send a form
OK. You should update the original question you asked to include the fact that the server side code is using PHP and you'll probably get more targeted responses. Also, which database are you using and where is that being hosted?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes I am using php on the server side to update a database when the user send a form
OK. You should update the original question you asked to include the fact that the server side code is using PHP and you'll probably get more targeted responses. Also, which database are you using and where is that being hosted?
Thanks, I'm planning on using MySql allocated in the own server as I'm using now in a free hosting server
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#18Netlify. You can drag and drop your files to set the site up or use a command-line utility to upload a folder. Miles easier than GitHub Pages or S3.
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#19So to recap:
* You're building a landing-page, with HTML + CSS. * But you also need to run PHP. * I think you already have a server running MySQL.
If you trust the company providing you with the MySQL-server then use them to add a second machine if you're worried. If you're not sure how much load to expect, but are pessimistic, then just use the server you already have.
Really you can't guess how much traffic you'll get, but chances are high it will be slow to scale up. So the important thing is that you monitor resources and can re-deploy on a bigger host in a hurry if you need to - moving your code, your database(s), and updating DNS promptly.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
OK. You should update the original question you asked to include the fact that the server side code is using PHP and you'll probably get more targeted responses. Also, which database are you using and where is that being hosted?
Thanks, I'm planning on using MySql allocated in the own server as I'm using now in a free hosting server
I would use AWS, EC2 + RDS for now. A t2.micro should get you started. Make sure you automate the installation using Ansible (it's slow but you don't care, most importantly it's easy to pick-up and it's relatively agentless).
At this point, that's it IMHO. I wouldn't even use an ELB or auto-scaling at this point.
If you need help, drop a mail, I have spare time I can help you with the specifics (free of charge ofc).
ps. AWS has a learning curve and is not cheap but saves you a great deal of sysadmin management and most importantly, saves you from probable fire-fighting at this stage, plus there is the free tier will get you nearly a year without charges.