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Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by orf »

cldellow wrote: post #17
watermelon0 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice. I assume you are hosting PNGs for 'get embed code' feature? Could you instead store diagram definition in DynamoDB free tier, and create PNGs on the fly?

Yeah, it's for get embed code. Could definitely have used Dynamo as a persistent layer, but the PNGs are transient - the definition is stored in a GitHub gist owned by the user (another free tier! :). But generating the PNGs is expensive, so they get cached in S3. An S3 lifecycle rule automatically prunes PNGs older than a month, and they'll get regenerated from the gist if needed.

A month seems like a long time, I’d have assumed you could probably delete 95% of the images within 3 days. Out of interest is the month long expire rule a guesstimate or something based on actual numbers?

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by kiiko »

seanwilson wrote: post #11

I run a paid Chrome extension (with a free tier!) that audits websites for best practices: https://www.checkbot.io/ It uses: - Netlify's free tier for the homepage + Netlify CMS (free) for content editing - Firebase within the free limits for cloud functions, storage + user authentication - The free tier of Crisp web chat for support - The Chrome store which hosts the extension for free ($5 sign up fee) - Paddle for…

Just downloaded and I'm seriously impressed! Thanks for maintaining the extension, can see myself using it for years to come.

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by jokethrowaway »

I have a small mailing list for a few selected friends running on heroku (hosting a small website and then using the scheduler plugin to fire emails) + sendgrid free tier.

I also have a dynamic website using a python CMS running on free heroku which the admin uses to update the website. An heroku scheduler run a netlify job every 6 hours which download the dynamic website and publishes it as a static website.

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by justusthane »

amagasaki wrote: post #20
justusthane wrote: post #8

My personal website[1] is hosted free on Github Pages (built with Eleventy). [1]: https://www.justus.ws/

The MetaMask Chrome extension doesn't let me visit your site because it seems to be listed on a list concerning "Ethereum Phishing Detection". Haven't seen this before, just thought to let you know.

Thanks for the heads up—false positive. I submitted an issue with MetaMask to have it removed.

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by Tarsul »

maxwelldone wrote: post #16

Don't know if this qualifies as cool but I built a single purpose site to list IMDb ratings of all episodes of a TV show in a grid, which runs on GitHub Pages. It doesn't use any external APIs. https://theshowgrid.com I built it mainly for personal use. I know IMDb ratings aren't perfect but it's a decent measure of mass opinion.

wow, this site is great. Thank you. Bookmarked! (simpsons season 2-9 really was the best, but until season 15 it was still "ok i guess")

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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Post by ohashi »

maxwelldone wrote: post #16

Don't know if this qualifies as cool but I built a single purpose site to list IMDb ratings of all episodes of a TV show in a grid, which runs on GitHub Pages. It doesn't use any external APIs. https://theshowgrid.com I built it mainly for personal use. I know IMDb ratings aren't perfect but it's a decent measure of mass opinion.

I like the simplicity, nicely done. On the homepage there is a giant empty spot on the right, not sure if that was intentional or something isn't loading. If there's nothing there now, maybe a screenshot of a sample show would be a nice way to introduce it.

Re: Ask HN: What cool stuff do you run free-tier?

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seanwilson wrote: post #11

I run a paid Chrome extension (with a free tier!) that audits websites for best practices: https://www.checkbot.io/ It uses: - Netlify's free tier for the homepage + Netlify CMS (free) for content editing - Firebase within the free limits for cloud functions, storage + user authentication - The free tier of Crisp web chat for support - The Chrome store which hosts the extension for free ($5 sign up fee) - Paddle for…

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