• 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    111·
    11 months ago

    Sort of depends on what you want to host.

    AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are IaaS services. Using them for “web hosting” is probably not a good use of your time or money. AWS does have a number of managed, or semi-managed services but you tend to pay a premium for for them.

    • I wouldn’t use AWS unless you’re building a full stack of resources and are willing to pay a premium for adaptability.
      • Source: I am an cloud systems engineer that specializes in AWS
    • Azure is similar in scope and just a bit cheaper (sometimes), also has a steep learning curve (AKA terrible documentation) if you’re not already familiar with Microsoft’s ideas about system administration.
      • Source: I am an old bitter Linux user and the world of MS is strange and scary for me.
    • Don’t use Google unless you really need inconsistency and services that will just get shut down or radically change price one day.
    • Linode is a bit like AWS-lite and a bit cheaper, but its all Linux all the time
    • Dreamhost can be good and cheap for simple stuff but most applications are moving to docker and they don’t have any kind of container service.
    • simple@lemm.eeEnglish
      81·
      11 months ago

      I wouldn’t use AWS unless you’re building a full stack of resources and are willing to pay a premium for adaptability.

      I also wouldn’t use it if you’re not super experienced in it, I used up all my $50 credit on a DNS server I accidentally left open for a few months but thought I deleted. AWS is a giant footgun for the inexperienced.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    4·
    11 months ago

    I imagine that any of them would work. Have you compared services and prices? I believe that at least with Azure, you pay for what you use, but that may be true for all of them.

  • hi_its_me@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 months ago

    It honestly really depends what your needs are. This is a bit like asking what the best car is. A Ferrari is nice and fast, but wouldn’t be great for a dumpster hauling service. What platform(s) or tech stack are you planning on running?

  • g_damian@lemmy.world
    3·
    11 months ago

    It depends on how much cpu power, disk space, ram, side databases, backup space, etc. you need. Once you know all of it, just compare prices. Check also hetzner, scaleway, vultr, digital ocean, ovh. Good luck 🤞

  • CubbyTustard@reddthat.com
    1·
    11 months ago

    I am currently trying to figure out the IBM cloud free tier for this but their interface is NOT optimized for mobile and I haven’t figured it out yet. Not a very helpful answer but I didn’t see you mention it so maybe you didn’t know they have a free tier.