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Proposed Shared Hosting for Node.js: Co-locating App, Database, and Files with Idle App Suspension for Resource Efficiency
Introduction: Rethinking Hosting for Smaller Node.js Apps Hosting smaller Node.js applications has long been a balancing act between cost, performan…
Cost-Effective Public Hosting for Typescript/MySQL Monorepo: Optimizing for Small User Base Without Unnecessary Expenses
Introduction Hosting a Typescript/MySQL monorepo application for a small user base (4-5 users) presents a unique challenge: balancing cost-effective…
I'm 12. This morning I fought two hosting providers. My app survived both.
It's Saturday, 8 AM. Day 1 of my KODA Online Fest. I wake up, grab my POCO C55, open Netlify to deploy v16… And I get this: Account credit usage exc…
The file nobody reread
Field notes from a hosting migration for an NHS food-diary proof of concept. A certificate checker was quietly lying about whether a fix had worked,…
Deploying a static site to Cloudflare Workers
Originally published on indiecore.net . I moved this site off a hosted blogging platform onto Cloudflare, with GitHub Actions doing the building and…
VPS Price Per GB of RAM: 711 Plans Across 39 Hosts
A gigabyte of RAM on a virtual server costs \$0.47 per month. It also costs \$58.00 per month. Same unit, same billing period, both prices live on 3…
Why Teams Are Moving Away From Railway in 2026
TL;DR Railway published four incident reports in five months covering four unrelated failure domains: its own abuse automation, its CDN, a shared co…
npx hosting — deploy any folder to a live URL in one command, no account
I built a zero-config CLI that deploys the current folder to a live site. Anonymous by default, with a single-use claim link if you want to keep it.…
How to Preview a Website on a New Server Before You Change DNS
Every website migration has the same terrifying moment: you flip the DNS record, and for the next few hours you have no idea whether the new server…
Best Railway Alternatives for Agencies in 2026: Do Not Put Client Production Work on a Prototype Platform
TL;DR: Railway is a solid choice for agency demos, pitch builds, and discovery-phase prototypes. It is a weak default for client production workload…
The Cheapest Dedicated Servers in 2026: A Price-Checked Shortlist
If you have ever tried to price a bare-metal server, you know the game: a big " from $X/mo " on the landing page, then the actually-orderable config…
Everything a Junior Developer Needs to Know About Hosting Before Their First Client Project
Your first client project goes well. You build the site, they love it, and then they ask: "So how do we get this thing online?" And you realize you…
LMS Security After the Canvas Incident
When a learning management system fails, the problem is rarely limited to a login page. Classes are interrupted. Teachers lose access to course mate…
AI-Ready Is Universal. Hosting Is Regional.
A website today has two layers that work completely independently of each other. The AI-Ready layer is universal. It makes your site readable for Ch…