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Ask HN: If you were going to bootstrap a service which cloud would you use?

And why, of course. I'm cash strapped so I would like to have something that lasted on free as long as possible. Which cloud provider free tier would you use, and why? Is your decision affected by if it is a high volume c2b solution, a low volume b2b etc.? How does data usage affect your decision?

frankjr 2y ago
Nothing comes even close to Oracle's free tier. https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Free-Tier-Comparison?tab=readme-ov-file#always-free-3 https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Free-Tier-Comparison... https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/
warrenm 2y ago
It would entirely depend on who I have to implement it And where it needs to be located If I have AWS devs available, probably gonna use AWS Likewise with GCP or Azure or DO or any of the other platforms out there They are all (more-or-less) "valid" to use If I have to learn a platform, I am probably going to pick one of the Big Three (if it is either location independent, or needs to be in the US) If it needs to be domiciled in a particular coutnry/region, that will change my decision, too Oh! And it also depends on what I were trying to build "bootstrap a service" is close to the most open-ended topic you might pick ;)
- bryanrasmussen 2y ago
  >"bootstrap a service" is close to the most open-ended topic you might pick right, but I figured the open-endedness and bootstrap a service implied pretty strongly - needs to be implemented by me I have to learn a platform. Since no location mentioned, location independent.
  - warrenm 2y ago
    Given these two criteria you have clarified ... go with either one of the Big Three Or go with a provider aimed at individual developers and small-to-medium companies (like DO) It really does not matter which one you pick ... other than realizing that whatever you build will need to be maintained by someone else when you get big enough to grow or sell :)

frankjr 2y ago

Nothing comes even close to Oracle's free tier. https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Free-Tier-Comparison?tab=readme-ov-file#always-free-3 https://github.com/cloudcommunity/Cloud-Free-Tier-Comparison... https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/

warrenm 2y ago

It would entirely depend on who I have to implement it And where it needs to be located If I have AWS devs available, probably gonna use AWS Likewise with GCP or Azure or DO or any of the other platforms out there They are all (more-or-less) "valid" to use If I have to learn a platform, I am probably going to pick one of the Big Three (if it is either location independent, or needs to be in the US) If it needs to be domiciled in a particular coutnry/region, that will change my decision, too Oh! And it also depends on what I were trying to build "bootstrap a service" is close to the most open-ended topic you might pick ;)

bryanrasmussen 2y ago
>"bootstrap a service" is close to the most open-ended topic you might pick right, but I figured the open-endedness and bootstrap a service implied pretty strongly - needs to be implemented by me I have to learn a platform. Since no location mentioned, location independent.
- warrenm 2y ago
  Given these two criteria you have clarified ... go with either one of the Big Three Or go with a provider aimed at individual developers and small-to-medium companies (like DO) It really does not matter which one you pick ... other than realizing that whatever you build will need to be maintained by someone else when you get big enough to grow or sell :)