I'm working on a school project where we need to build a website using Laravel, MySQL, and Tailwind CSS. Our professor insists that we must deploy the project, but we're on a tight budget and I don't feel comfortable sharing my credit card information with unreliable services. Can anyone recommend any legitimate free deployment options based on their own experiences?
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One of the best approaches is to host it locally and use Cloudflare Tunnel. It's a great way to make your local development accessible without any costs involved! Just open a port, and you're all set!
If your project’s for a university course, consider signing up for GitHub's Student Developer Pack. It provides a lot of free perks, including one-year hosting deals with various providers.
Don't forget to check if your school’s IT department can help. I’m in a university IT program, and we’ve supported similar projects in the past. They might have resources or budget for hosting.
As a student, there are lots of cloud service providers that offer free packages for GitHub Student accounts, which could be super beneficial for setting up your server and CI/CD pipeline.
Have you tried platforms like Render or Railway? They both offer decent free tiers for hosting projects like yours.
Netlify and Oracle Cloud are also good choices, especially the Always Free Tier with Oracle. They can help you get started without any charges!
Totally agree! It's straightforward and saves a lot of hassle.