claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDoes university email give you any free server?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareDoes university email give you any free server?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-text
I’m wondering if university email allow you to get free server that you could try self hosting on it on any service
minus-squareWhyAUsername_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 months agoYou could get a free server from Oracle (OCI),/even without a Uni email.
minus-squareclaim_arguably@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoIf so, why nobody talks about? Could I setup rss server there?
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoIt’s a bit of a bitch, and they can kill it at the drop of a hat.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·2 months agoBecause it’s run by One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
minus-squareWhyAUsername_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoBecause Oracle has the tendency to delete VMs without prior notice.
minus-squareAxum@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 months agoOnly if you do something they don’t like, or generate way too much traffic. I’ve been using it responsibly just fine for 5 years.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThis happened to our Minecraft server LOL
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months agoOn their ARM platform you get something like 8 cores and 24GB of RAM. Honestly, that’ll run a hell of a lot more than an RSS server. I have one that’s running three different minecraft servers simultaneously.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoOn a more serious note. As you aren’t paying for the compute your stuff will be turned off when a paying customer wants capacity. All the cloud vendors do this Azure calls it Spot pricing
You could get a free server from Oracle (OCI),/even without a Uni email.
If so, why nobody talks about? Could I setup rss server there?
It’s a bit of a bitch, and they can kill it at the drop of a hat.
Because it’s run by One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
Because Oracle has the tendency to delete VMs without prior notice.
Only if you do something they don’t like, or generate way too much traffic.
I’ve been using it responsibly just fine for 5 years.
This happened to our Minecraft server LOL
On their ARM platform you get something like 8 cores and 24GB of RAM. Honestly, that’ll run a hell of a lot more than an RSS server.
I have one that’s running three different minecraft servers simultaneously.
On a more serious note.
As you aren’t paying for the compute your stuff will be turned off when a paying customer wants capacity.
All the cloud vendors do this Azure calls it Spot pricing