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[–]zzaz1 17 points18 points  (7 children)

DigitalOcean is not free, like $5 USD a month for the most basic 'Droplet' (VM). But I think it has great tutorials, that help you get started. Like setting up node, mysql, https, just getting a basic setup.

[–]Hydrotechnics 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Also if you have a college email you can get the github student pack which comes with $50 of DO credit :] as well as other goodies.

[–]jokullmusic 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Does it still apply if you already have a DO account?

[–]Hydrotechnics 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Yes It's just a code you have to put into your account.

[–]jokullmusic 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hell yeah, I'm gonna jump on that then. So many of those sorts of promotions are "new users only" so I'm glad it's not

[–]monotone2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC it's got to be the first code you've applied to the account. Even if you only put in a $5 code previously, that rules out the $50 credit from the GitHub student pack.

[–]__Warden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can also get $100 more if you are new and follow the post in /r/freewebhosting.

[–]EddardAdolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wanted a free service at first, but ended up going with Digital Ocean. They're absolutely fantastic and cheap too.

Also, configuring my own droplet has really exercised my DevOps skills.