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Ask HN: What do you use to host side projects?

3 points by ilmak1704 1mo ago

dannyboland 1mo ago
I use Hetzner - reasonable prices, EU based and one of the best benefits of AI is that running a pet server is no longer a real burden.
doublerabbit 1mo ago
Colocation.
tempolifeapp 1mo ago
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ilmak1704 1mo ago
I'm building thebay.cloud, so I'm biased - asking cause I want to hear what people actually use
TheJCDenton 1mo ago
Cloudflare. Free tier, and prices bound to wall time, which is nice for side projects.
frou_dh 1mo ago
Back in the day I used an old laptop sitting in my house running with its lid closed and free dynamic-DNS :)
thinkafter 1mo ago
Used Heroku until they got rid of free Used Vercel until they banned img tags Used AWS until they suspended my account (they always do this, new account -> week later suspended, can’t pay them, they don’t want me) Used GCP until I got the first bill Every option was a headache, so now I just self host. Forward router ports, install an SSL, npm start Problem solved. For free
- ilmak1704 1mo ago
  Is self-hosting permanent now, or would anything pull you back?
  - thinkafter 1mo ago
    Need to scale and have deployments in different locations, more guaranteed uptime, more resources that I have at home. Would be a good problem to have! For hobbies and even small businesses a home server on residential ISP is a lot of fun
    - mcsniff 1mo ago
      "fun" is kinda the last thing I want with my (small) business infra. It should be rock solid, relatively inexpensive, and from a reliable company with some expected longevity. I want it to be boring, no surprises, never think about it because it Just Works (r).
sejje 1mo ago
I think it's really worth considering self-hosting these days. Doesn't take much of a machine to run a web app, for instance. I do a little of that, but for anything public I put it on a VPS. I use one of the big providers; they're all the same. Empty linux virtual machine with an IP. That's all you need. They start at $4/month or so, maybe cheaper if you shop around.
heliskyr2 1mo ago
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scorpioxy 1mo ago
A suitably specc'ed VPS from any provider with a good enough reputation. You can start small and upgrade if/when needed. I used to be a fan of Linode, also Hetzner but their recent price hike was unfortunate. Any provider that's been around for a while will probably have similar services.
sshussain270 1mo ago
Digital Ocean for backend, Vercel for frontend
faxmeyourcode 1mo ago
Cloudflare mostly because workers and durable objects are so cheap.
jlengrand 1mo ago
Hetzner + Coolify. Pretty fun, while low maintenance and great UX.
esher 1mo ago
I've built a tool: https://www.findhost.app/use-cases/side-project/ https://www.findhost.app/use-cases/side-project/

3 points by ilmak1704 1mo ago

I use Hetzner - reasonable prices, EU based and one of the best benefits of AI is that running a pet server is no longer a real burden.

doublerabbit 1mo ago

Colocation.

tempolifeapp 1mo ago

[flagged]

ilmak1704 1mo ago

I'm building thebay.cloud, so I'm biased - asking cause I want to hear what people actually use

TheJCDenton 1mo ago

Cloudflare. Free tier, and prices bound to wall time, which is nice for side projects.

frou_dh 1mo ago

Back in the day I used an old laptop sitting in my house running with its lid closed and free dynamic-DNS :)

thinkafter 1mo ago

Used Heroku until they got rid of free Used Vercel until they banned img tags Used AWS until they suspended my account (they always do this, new account -> week later suspended, can’t pay them, they don’t want me) Used GCP until I got the first bill Every option was a headache, so now I just self host. Forward router ports, install an SSL, npm start Problem solved. For free

ilmak1704 1mo ago
Is self-hosting permanent now, or would anything pull you back?
- thinkafter 1mo ago
  Need to scale and have deployments in different locations, more guaranteed uptime, more resources that I have at home. Would be a good problem to have! For hobbies and even small businesses a home server on residential ISP is a lot of fun
  - mcsniff 1mo ago
    "fun" is kinda the last thing I want with my (small) business infra. It should be rock solid, relatively inexpensive, and from a reliable company with some expected longevity. I want it to be boring, no surprises, never think about it because it Just Works (r).

sejje 1mo ago

I think it's really worth considering self-hosting these days. Doesn't take much of a machine to run a web app, for instance. I do a little of that, but for anything public I put it on a VPS. I use one of the big providers; they're all the same. Empty linux virtual machine with an IP. That's all you need. They start at $4/month or so, maybe cheaper if you shop around.

heliskyr2 1mo ago

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scorpioxy 1mo ago

A suitably specc'ed VPS from any provider with a good enough reputation. You can start small and upgrade if/when needed. I used to be a fan of Linode, also Hetzner but their recent price hike was unfortunate. Any provider that's been around for a while will probably have similar services.

sshussain270 1mo ago

Digital Ocean for backend, Vercel for frontend

faxmeyourcode 1mo ago

Cloudflare mostly because workers and durable objects are so cheap.

jlengrand 1mo ago

Hetzner + Coolify. Pretty fun, while low maintenance and great UX.

esher 1mo ago

I've built a tool: https://www.findhost.app/use-cases/side-project/ https://www.findhost.app/use-cases/side-project/