Show HN: Dply – Free temporary Linux servers

Post by robotresearcher » Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 6:08 PM UTC

netrap wrote: post #17

OwainX wrote: post #2

This is a project I've been working on for a while. Dply allows you to quickly create a temporary cloud server (1CPU/512MB RAM/20GB SSD) for free. You can have one free server running at any time. Log in with your Github account and it will allow you to create your server using your Github ssh-key. Servers are free for 2 hours and expire after that time (unless you choose to add more time via credit card or bitcoin).…

The server name field might be better suited to be a white box like the rest of the options after you click New Server. Nice idea. Might want to have some kind of vetting of accounts if it gets bigger.

Post by wheelerwj » Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 6:09 PM UTC

brianwawok wrote: post #76

wheelerwj wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or bitcoin miners

You would mine maybe 1 penny per day. Not worth the click.

Post by p4bl0 » Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

    2 Days: $2
    1 Week: $3
    1 Month: $10
    6 Months: $50

Post by http-teapot » Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 6:20 PM UTC

p4bl0 wrote: post #95

If like me you are wondering about the prices, I finally found the FAQ (link in small font at the bottom of the page) and there is the relevant information: 2 Days: $2 1 Week: $3 1 Month: $10 6 Months: $50 So, if you need a long term server (which is not what this service is intended for) it's a lot more expensive than other cheap VPSs (it's easy to find OpenVZ VPSs for as little as $15/yr).

Post by robotresearcher » Thu, Nov 24, 2016, 6:21 PM UTC

ovao wrote: post #38

Nice service! I could see this being really useful for web scraping or for offloading compilation. (Or any relatively short computation, really.) I caught a bit of an awkward sentence on the FAQ though: "Unless specifically specified otherwise.." Just "specified" will do :)