claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoDoes university email give you any free server?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareDoes university email give you any free server?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-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-squareclaim_arguably@lemdro.idOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 hours agoIf so, why nobody talks about? Could I setup rss server there?
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·13 hours agoBecause it’s run by One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
minus-squareWhyAUsername_1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·16 hours agoBecause Oracle has the tendency to delete VMs without prior notice.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoThis happened to our Minecraft server LOL
minus-squareAxum@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-214 hours 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-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours 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
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·17 hours agoIt’s a bit of a bitch, and they can kill it at the drop of a hat.
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-217 hours 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.
If so, why nobody talks about? Could I setup rss server there?
Because it’s run by One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
Because Oracle has the tendency to delete VMs without prior notice.
This happened to our Minecraft server LOL
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.
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
It’s a bit of a bitch, and they can kill it at the drop of a hat.
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.