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I pay $0 a year to host my Next.js website on S3. I use MDX to write posts. I have CI/CD set up to auto publish when I push a new post. It's a simple set up (f
by 65 3y ago
I pay $0 a year to host my Next.js website on S3.
I use MDX to write posts. I have CI/CD set up to auto publish when I push a new post. It's a simple set up (for a developer).
I don't get why one would want to or need to pay hundreds of dollars each year to host a simple blog, especially if that person is technically inclined. There are cheaper/free options.
Even your average Squarespace/Wordpress/Wix user will pay less than 400 euros a year. This sounds like the exact opposite of "perfect" to me.
- arkadiyt 3y ago> I pay $0 a year to host my Next.js website on S3. It's only free while you have no traffic. Getting a single post on the top of HN could cost you e.g. $10.
- Gigachad 3y agoI find the idea of using AWS for personal use absolutely terrifying. You are signing up for literally unlimited costs. If my site gets ddosed, I don’t want a $100,000 bill, I want the site to go offline.
- hewlett 3y agothen use Lightsail or set a maximum size for your ec2 autoscaling group
- ladzoppelin 3y agoHonestly this is a valid concern. I am not knocking AWS and they are working with us but $100000 in one week from bad code in a Java service is really nerve racking. For the record the only reason I use AWS over other clouds is because they actually work with you when stuff like this happens. ( Its taking a long time but we are hopeful)
- meowface 3y agoIt's very odd that AWS doesn't support spending caps. A lot of other services and paid APIs I use have them, and they save me a ton of stress.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoAs long as enough people use AWS despite the lack of spending caps and the stress it causes, it just means Amazon effectively monetizing your risk tolerance.
- 65 3y agoI would prefer to pay like this, especially since I'm not writing a ton of blog posts. To me it's better to pay $10 for a viral post than pay $10/month continuously with little traffic. It depends on your use case though. Low traffic sites like mine are great for hosting on S3.
- cehrlich 3y agoSame but Astro on Vercel's free tier. If my traffic suddenly spikes 1000000x, my site might go down temporarily. That's ok. Paying $400/year to get some static html based on markdown for a personal website seems insane to me.