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    1. Cloud Servers for the Broke

      Just wanted to put this out there as a little PSA in case it's helpful: if you want a cloud server but don't wanna pay anything, Oracle's Free Tier is a life saver. Discovered it a year ago and...

      Just wanted to put this out there as a little PSA in case it's helpful: if you want a cloud server but don't wanna pay anything, Oracle's Free Tier is a life saver. Discovered it a year ago and couldn't be happier I did, since I'd never pay for cloud computing otherwise 😭.

      Quick Specs:

      For free you get:

      • 24/7 uptime
      • 200gb of storage space
      • 24GB of RAM
      • 4 OCPUs
      • 4 Gbps Bandwidth

      That's been more than enough for me and honestly feels too good to be true. Some things I've done with this:

      If anyone has any other ideas for cool projects I could self host, please do tell I'm curious what else I could do :)

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