@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?message-square227fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down15
arrow-up1314arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square227fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•1 year agoDigital Ocean. It’s just a small 2gig server, but it’s doing the job like a champ so far.
minus-squareMatt Paynelink4•1 year agoMaybe I should figure out DO. I disregarded then because I didn’t understand their droplets or whatever they’re called.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’s worth spending the time figuring out, I think. They do pro rated pricing, so play with it and make mistakes, it won’t cost you much to create and destroy some servers if you start from the cheapest to play around with.
minus-squareMatt Paynelink1•1 year agoThey seem more node.js-friendly than other hosts I’ve tried. I might have to take the plunge.
That’s a great price for a vps. What host do you use?
Digital Ocean. It’s just a small 2gig server, but it’s doing the job like a champ so far.
that’s really cool thanks
Maybe I should figure out DO. I disregarded then because I didn’t understand their droplets or whatever they’re called.
It’s worth spending the time figuring out, I think. They do pro rated pricing, so play with it and make mistakes, it won’t cost you much to create and destroy some servers if you start from the cheapest to play around with.
They seem more node.js-friendly than other hosts I’ve tried. I might have to take the plunge.