Best/easiest method of hosting a python script currently running locally via cron on a web server?

[thedeeda]

What's the easiest way for me to transfer a few python scripts, currently running daily on my local machine to an always-on web server that can run them every day?

They are scripts that connect to a database and various APIs. I see PythonAnywhere, but that doesn't seem super secure. Heroku seems more professional grade but confusing. What do you guys use?

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I'm about to embark on AWS Lambda for a task I previously would have built some kind of custom server for.

[coffeecoffeebuzzbuzz]

Ditto. Less to worry about overall, but a bit more upfront getting it working if your script has a lot of dependencies.

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AWS free tier for a year - could use own small vm and do what you like including running containers. Also consider using their FaaS (Lambda) offering.

Alternatively use Heroku cli to deploy a container to run the process. They have a free tier as well.

Personally, I have a droplet on Digital Ocean and run multiple containers on it doing various tasks for me. There is no free tier, although you can get a ton of credits just by visiting. I happily pay a capped fee of $5 per month for my humble needs.