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Lots of Show HNs are just projects, not products. If that project costs money to host, and the person loses interest in it/doesn't acquire a dedicated fanbase,
by brundolf 5y ago
Lots of Show HNs are just projects, not products. If that project costs money to host, and the person loses interest in it/doesn't acquire a dedicated fanbase, they'll probably stop paying the bills
- system2 5y agoHost is $5 a month, I don't think it is the deterrent factor.
- chillfox 5y agoSure, most side projects could be hosted for $5 month (for a VM) + $10 a year (for the domain). Total cost about $70 a year. However it is clear that a lot of people build on more complicated tech stacks or use cloud services that become expensive once the free tier is used up.
- brundolf 5y agoIf I've got a dozen projects and most of them get virtually-zero traffic, I'm gonna start shutting some down.