Free Cloud Servers, Databases, and Front-end Hosting for Your Next Project
- Chapi Menge
- Programming
- October 28, 2022
Are you looking for hosting for your next project? Here are some free options.
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Howdy! I’m back with another post. This time I’m going to talk about some free cloud services that you can use for your next project. I’m going to talk about free cloud servers, databases, and front-end hosting. Let’s get started.
Free Cloud Servers, Databases, and Front-end Hosting for Your Next Project
Are you looking to launch a web application, but don’t want to spend a fortune on servers and hosting? Fortunately, there are many cloud platforms and services that offer free plans for developers to experiment and build prototypes without breaking the bank.
In this article, we’ll explore some of the best free cloud servers, databases, and front-end hosting options available today.
Free Cloud Servers
1. Vercel
Vercel is a cloud platform for serverless deployment that offers a generous free plan. With Vercel, you can host websites, web apps, and serverless functions with ease.
2. Heroku
Heroku is a cloud platform that allows you to deploy, manage, and scale applications written in various programming languages, including Node.js, Ruby, Python, and more. Heroku offers a free tier that provides you with a single “dyno” (container) that sleeps after 30 minutes of inactivity.
3. Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers a suite of cloud services, including compute, storage, and networking. GCP offers a free tier with $300 in credits that you can use to explore their services.
4. Fly.io
Fly.io is a platform that allows you to run your Docker containers on a global network of servers. Fly.io offers a generous free tier that allows you to run up to three containers.
5. Supabase
Supabase is an open-source alternative to Firebase that offers a suite of backend services, including a database, authentication, and real-time subscriptions. Supabase offers a free plan that includes up to 10,000 rows of data and 1 GB of file storage.
Free Databases
1. PlanetScale
PlanetScale is a cloud-native database that provides a fully managed MySQL-compatible database service. PlanetScale offers a free plan that includes up to 1 GB of storage and 10,000 read requests per month.
2. MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas is a cloud-based, fully managed NoSQL database service that supports MongoDB. MongoDB Atlas offers a free tier that includes up to 512 MB of storage and 100 connections.
3. Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform offers a variety of database services, including Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Firestore, and Cloud Bigtable. Google Cloud Platform offers a free tier that provides up to 28 instance hours per day.
4. Fly.io
Fly.io also offers a managed Postgres service that includes a generous free plan that includes up to 10,000 rows of data.
5. Supabase
Supabase also provides a PostgreSQL database service that includes a free plan with up to 10,000 rows of data and 1 GB of file storage.
Free Front-end Hosting
1. Vercel
Vercel provides fast and secure static hosting for Next.js and React websites, as well as serverless functions.
2. Netlify
Netlify offers a platform for continuous deployment, serverless functions, and a global CDN for static sites.
3. GitHub Pages
GitHub Pages allows you to host your website directly from your GitHub repository.
4. Surge
Surge is a static web publishing tool that allows you to deploy your website in seconds.
5. Render
Render provides easy and fast hosting for static sites, as well as backend services.
6. Firebase Hosting
Firebase Hosting is a web hosting service for developers to publish and deploy their web apps.
7. GitLab Pages
GitLab Pages allows you to host static websites directly from your GitLab repository.
8. Free Web Hosting Area
Free Web Hosting Area offers free web hosting with PHP 5, MySQL 5, FTP, File Manager, POP E-mail, and more.
9. InfinityFree
InfinityFree offers free and unlimited web hosting with PHP, MySQL, and no forced ads.
10. 000webhost
000webhost provides free web hosting with PHP, MySQL, and cPanel.
11. Neocities
Neocities is a social network of 500,000+ web sites that are bringing back the lost individual creativity of the web.
That’s it for this post. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please consider sharing it with your friends and colleagues. Thanks for reading!
Like always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Until next time, happy coding!
Chapi Menge