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[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That sounds like a great deal. What does being careful entail here? DDoS protection?

[–] companero@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It's "pay as you go", so you have to be careful to stay within the free tier or else you will get charged.

Mainly just try to avoid creating extra instances, or adding too much storage.

[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’d much rather have downtime and be throttled if I go over my allotments than autoscale and pay more than I expect tbh. I’m pretty scared of that because money’s tight. Maybe I just need a flat rate VPS. I can handle like $10/mo but a surprise $70 bill could be a real pain.

[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

IIRC you can setup the always free tier without a credit card, but if it requires one, setup a privacy.com temporary card and delete it after you create the account