Hey everyone! I'm on the lookout for some good platforms to host my backend, specifically an API and database, for a few small freelance projects that I'm working on. I'm curious whether it's worth it to set up my own server or if renting one would be a better option. Any suggestions?
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Supabase has been our go-to and we haven't had any issues with it so far. Plus, it's quite user-friendly!
If your backend is in JavaScript, consider going serverless. Cloudflare, Deno, and Vercel are great for your code, and for the database, you can look into Turso, Neon, and Cloudflare D1. They all have generous free tiers!
I recommend using Railway.app; it's user-friendly and packed with great features. Also, for ease, a VPS with Plesk is simple to manage; you might want to explore Hetzner or Strato too!
I tried Render, but I hit the limits of their free tier pretty quickly. After some research, I switched to a VPS from Hetzner. The migration took me a day, but now I'm so happy – better hardware, and it only costs about $5 a month!
You could go for a cheap VPS from Hetzner and run whatever you need there. If you want something quick and easy that works well with git, check out Render; I use both. For my web servers, I stick with VPS, and for APIs, Render's been great!
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