I'm a college student looking to host an Express.js server. I've come across Render, which offers free hosting but runs into a "cold start" issue. While I can set up a Cron job to keep it active, I'm considering other options. I've heard about Cloudflare Workers as well. Can anyone recommend whether I should go with Render, Cloudflare Workers, or maybe even other alternatives?
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Cold start can be an issue, especially if you expect traffic. If you're looking for something cost-effective, consider a VPS where you can host the server yourself. Hostinger has affordable options with backups. DigitalOcean and Linode are also popular choices if you’re looking into VPS hosting. If you want ease of deployment, you might want to look into setting up Dokku on a server; it simplifies the deployment process, though it comes with some performance trade-offs.
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