I'm currently working on a MVP for a mobile app with a small Python server side component. In the past I would've spun it up on AWS or GCP but this time I've de

I'm currently working on a MVP for a mobile app with a small Python server side component. In the past I would've spun it up on AWS or GCP but this time I've decided to challenge myself to see how cheaply I can validate my idea. After a few hours of work I got it running on an old Raspberry Pi which I then exposed to the internet with some NAT rules and Duck DNS. Not sure how well this approach would work for something more complex but I'm very happy to have put some old hardware (previously in a box and gathering dust) to work again.