University members, even students, nearly always get free hosting space. The problem is not the cost of hosting, or even the time it takes to put it up. The pro

University members, even students, nearly always get free hosting space. The problem is not the cost of hosting, or even the time it takes to put it up. The problem is the competition between research groups. If you publish your data, the competition can use it to beat you at the next discovery in the often narrow field.