I've been coding in Ruby on Rails since 2014, and while I've dabbled in Django and created smaller apps with Flask and FastAPI, I often find myself deploying on VPS, which can get pretty pricey for my "test projects". These projects are mostly personal ideas and aren't meant to generate revenue. I've also got some budget-friendly cPanel hosting plans, where payments are made annually, making them a better option financially.
I'm in search of a framework similar to Ruby on Rails but not Laravel (since I'm already familiar with it) that can be easily deployed on a cPanel hosting service. I'm looking for suggestions that help with cost management, as I can find Python hosting for less but still not as affordable as cPanel. Any thoughts?
3 Answers
Have you thought about deploying your Ruby on Rails apps on Fly.io? They don't charge if your monthly costs stay under $5, which is a sweet deal! I have quite a few projects running there, and I've rarely seen a bill. Just curious, how many projects are you planning to run?
I’ve been working on my own Ruby framework which is still in its early stages. It can be deployed on Heroku right now, and while I'm also exploring more cost-effective hosting options, like Fly.io and Render.com, I’m not sure how compatible it would be with cPanel yet. If you're up for trying something new, check it out at foobara.org. It could integrate with Rails or run via Rack.
If you're dealing with low traffic on your projects, you might want to consider a cheap Digital Ocean droplet or an EC2 server. They start around $5-10 a month and you can run multiple apps on one. You'll need to get the hang of Nginx, though, but it could save you a lot on costs.
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