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Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?

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ItsKhanOw@s.itskhanow.com
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I have a 4 core 24 GB ARM VPS on that Oracle free tier that I use to self host some personal services.

I just think it’s neat.

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ChrislyBear@lemmy.world
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What’s the catch? How long does the free tier last?

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sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works
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There’s always a catch. Oracle has and will claw back that free allowance unless you meet specific criteria or move to a pay-as-you-go tier with a cc on file with a $100 authorization charge, and even then they may. Ask me how I know lol

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DrWeevilJammer@lm.rdbt.no
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Or they’ll just shut it down with no explanation whatsoever, even if you’ve met all of their weird criteria.

There are two classic blunders. The most famous is “never get involved in a land war in Asia”, but only slightly less well-known is this: “Never go into business with Oracle when anything of value is on the line”.

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AstralJaeger@lemmy.ml
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One other catch is that is an ARM instance

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flashgnash@lemm.eeOP
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Oh shit really? You get that much processing power for free? I gotta sign up to that

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SolemnAttic@feddit.de
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Except that the instances are usually full. There is hope, but not much

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timappel@nlemmy.nl
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Me too, works well!

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ggnoredo@lemmy.world
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is this a dedicated vm or something else?

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