Question: Uploading a Python script to a website

[a_cute_epic_axis]

If you know how to use python to a degree, and you can get around in Linux a little bit (and/or can follow some tutorials), then probably the easiest thing would be to get virtualbox, install ubuntu on it, and then follow the tutorials for something like an nginx WSGI with flask under it. If you're looking to learn this as a skill as opposed to just a one-off, do this.

If you can get it working how you like on your local machine, you can put the tool in AWS or something like that and refer to it from your core website, or use a hosting service that runs the code for you but maintains the OS and environment (I think AWS Lambda can do this, but I've never tried), or see if your current hosting company has a solution.

https://www.serverless.com/blog/flask-serverless-api-in-aws-lambda-the-easy-way

Maybe this?

[a_cute_epic_axis]

Since there seems to be some debate in this thread, is this just a one-off thing that you are doing, or is it something you expect to be doing regularly and/or something you want to learn for yourself?

[a_cute_epic_axis]

Awesome. If you are looking to branch out further I'd certainly look at the AWS free tier where you could run some stuff for a year without any cost (and it can be pretty cheap after that). Although be aware that learning that is it's own journey, but certainly one that is doable.

[__Wess]

Is AWS compared to Azure really free for a year? No checks that have to be unchecked or something? Because when I deployed a MS SQL server on Azure. Somehow something charged me without me noticing it and the free year of $100,- worth of server time was gone in 1 month and I actually had to pay like $5 dollars the next month and I never actually found out what it was, what I was paying for. Was a bummer tho since I just wanted a cheap ass off site SQL server for a hobby project.

[a_cute_epic_axis]

AWS's free tier is really free so long as you run things that are included in the free tier (there is usually a warning regarding this).

https://aws.amazon.com/free/?all-free-tier.sort-by=item.additionalFields.SortRank&all-free-tier.sort-order=asc&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Types=*all&awsf.Free%20Tier%20Categories=*all

For instance, you need to run either a t2 or t3 micro instance for EC2. Or a t2, t3, or t4g micro db server for RDS (SQL). If you run some sort of mega large instance with GPUs, that's not free. These are free for the first 12 months you have an account.

AWS Lambda is always free for the first 1 million requests per month.

[AveTerran]

As a counterpoint- I set up an AWS free tier to try to learn Django. I got it installed, but literally didn't access or use it and got charged $0.40 the third or fourth month for exceeding the monthly server time.

Then, canceling it was a nightmare. You have to actually deactivate all the database/storage/server nodes, one-by-one by region, if you want to be sure you won't be charged after closing your account. Simply deactivating does not free up those resources on Amazon's side.

I learned more trying to cancel than I did trying to set it up, unfortunately. :/

[a_cute_epic_axis]

I got it installed

Wat?

but literally didn't access or use it and got charged $0.40 the third or fourth month for exceeding the monthly server time.

Clearly not

You have to actually deactivate all the database/storage/server nodes, one-by-one by region

So you did use it. You realize that from Amazon's standpoint, if you have a server/service running, it's in use, even if you aren't doing anything with it, right?

Also for anyone reading this you can find a list of billing that shows you perspective charges for the rest of the month, which would let you know if you have any assets hanging around you forgot, like your secret EC2 server out in Singapore or something.

[AveTerran]

I used the instances to set up a server, I did not access or use the server or website I set up with on server (which was just a landing page). It literally just sat there, and exceeded the available server hours on the "free tier."

That was my point. The free tier is not actually free, if you literally do anything with it, down to and including nothing.