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0 pointsechoangle1y ago0 comments

What’s the worst that can happen when using free hosting? As soon as they start charging money, you just leave for somewhere else. And I say that as someone who is paying for a VPS for hosting (and some other stuff).

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BeetleB1y ago

That's true for all free stuff. It's a pain to constantly monitor if the service is still free, and a pain to keep migrating.

Web hosting is very cheap - especially for static sites. Much easier to pay and forget about it. I've used my provider for 20 years.

echoangleOP1y ago

I’m pretty sure the provider will tell the users once they start charging money, they want to convert them to paid customers after all. And migrating a static site every couple of years wouldn’t bother me too much either. If you value the time with your hourly income, it’s probably not worth it, but if it’s fun, it’s fine.

mwcampbell1y ago

I'm curious, which provider have you been using for 20 years?

BeetleB1y ago

Dreamhost.

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BeetleB1y ago

That's true for all free stuff. It's a pain to constantly monitor if the service is still free, and a pain to keep migrating.

Web hosting is very cheap - especially for static sites. Much easier to pay and forget about it. I've used my provider for 20 years.

echoangleOP1y ago

mwcampbell1y ago

I'm curious, which provider have you been using for 20 years?

BeetleB1y ago

Dreamhost.

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