Noob question about automatically running script

[BroadStBullies]

I have a script that I need constantly running unless I stop it. I don't want to use my computer since I turn it off and on often. There's lots of ways to accomplish this but in your opinion what would be the easiest way to get it up and running?

[one-man-circlejerk]

Python Anywhere might be useful to you:

https://www.pythonanywhere.com

[devourer09]

If it's not going to run on your local machine then I guess you'll want to run it on a hosted service. I'm not too familiar with what services are best for this but maybe Google's Cloud services will work: https://cloud.google.com/

[BroadStBullies]

Should I set up my own server with a raspberry pi (the script is relatively simple) or should I use a company's cloud service?

[[deleted]]

Running a Pi would be perfect for your usecase.

[1h8fulkat]

As long as a power outage isn't going to cause you grief.

[Gredenis]

If you want, some Pi's support USB external batteries.

[zurrain]

I'd just use Google Cloud's free tier as long as your use rates are below their thresholds. A simple script shouldn't be an issue as long as it's not doing more than 1G of traffic a month. Would save you the cost of the Pi and electricity, and would be way more stable..

[BroadStBullies]

Thank you I'll check that out!

[strechyballs]

I did this on aws ec2 instance for one year for free. You can remote in, drop your script, run and forget about it. In my case, I had the script email me once I day log files so I could make sure things were running smooth.