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Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by lbhdc »

dakiol wrote: post #8

Hijacking the thread: also looking for some super cheap VPS for running Go servers (don’t need more than 256-512 MB). I know i have digitalocean for ~$5/month, but i’m looking for something more like $1 or €2 per month.

I run a number of go servers with similar resource requirements on cloud run for free. I wanted them to be always on, so I set up an uptime check that keeps those instances alive around the clock without leaving the free tier.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by lbhdc »

runjake wrote: post #11
dith3r wrote: post #7

Oracle cloud has free tier with 4 arm vcpus/24G ram/200GB SSD.

Some good questions to ask in this case: - How long will this last? - What's in it for Oracle? Oracle is not known for its benevolence or free services. Quite the opposite.

> What's in it for Oracle?

Customer acquisition, like all companies with a free tier. It lets people experiment with their products and see if it meets their needs. Maybe those experiments grow up to be real products and continue running where they are. Maybe that user becomes an advocate for that product to their employer.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by johncole »

theli0nheart wrote: post #24

Surprised that no one has mentioned Google Cloud Run. I’ve started multiple services with it this year and it’s been awesome. Highly recommend.

So happy to see this mentioned. I love google cloud run. I had to switch to azure for a while, but wasn’t as easy to use as gcr

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by ActorNightly »

If the initial effort can be big, all you really need to do is to move your API/Backend to API Gateway and Lambda (with throttling applied), then for databases, just get a dedicated EC2 instance and host stuff manually, with periodic syncs to S3 for backups.

Most of AWS services exist because people are either too lazy or not knowledgeable enough on how to set up their own stuff on EC2.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by yonatan8070 »

Everyone here is suggesting various cloud offerings, and that's probably the way to go.

However, cheap used mini PCs from the likes of HP can be had for very little or even free if you find an office that's replacing them with new ones. Plop on of those at home, and your recurring costs are like 20W of power

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by icedchai »

theli0nheart wrote: post #24

Surprised that no one has mentioned Google Cloud Run. I’ve started multiple services with it this year and it’s been awesome. Highly recommend.

I've also really enjoyed my experienced with Cloud Run. It makes it super simple to deploy and scale containers.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest way to host a back end

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Post by dith3r »

runjake wrote: post #11
dith3r wrote: post #7

Oracle cloud has free tier with 4 arm vcpus/24G ram/200GB SSD.

Some good questions to ask in this case: - How long will this last? - What's in it for Oracle? Oracle is not known for its benevolence or free services. Quite the opposite.

Right now there is no date when this free offer will disappear. For 3 yr I m using it.
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