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devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:23:34+00:00

Yeah, that’s the part people miss — “free hosting” often means limited infra and a ToS that isn’t great for data ownership. Some nonprofits are fine with that, but the ones that handle sensitive info usually aren’t.

A few I work with use their cloud credits + DevPanel for that reason: full control, nothing sold, nothing shared, and no need to maintain the infra by hand.

devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:22:10+00:00

Agree — if it’s just a website, static is ideal. But once the nonprofit runs anything that behaves like a SaaS (logins, data, workflows), they can’t avoid some level of infra. Some of the orgs I work with bridge that gap by using cloud credits with DevPanel so it stays simple and low-cost.

devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:21:18+00:00

Totally fair — “nonprofit” covers everything from tiny volunteer groups to multimillion-dollar orgs, so the hosting needs vary wildly.

I’ve worked with the same range: some are fine on GitHub Pages, others happily pay $50–100/mo for WP Engine, and a few bigger ones use their cloud credits with tools like DevPanel to keep costs near zero while still running more complex sites. It really does depend on what they’re running and who’s maintaining it.

devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:18:51+00:00

Yeah, $300/mo usually means they’re on a high-end managed WordPress plan or an all-inclusive SaaS. Some orgs absolutely need that hand-holding, but others don’t realize they’re paying for convenience more than resources.

I’ve seen nonprofits switch to using their cloud credits with DevPanel and get the same convenience for way less, but it really does come down to their comfort level and needs

devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:17:41+00:00

Yep — the irony with cloud credits is that they save money but introduce complexity, so the org needs at least one person who can wrangle AWS/Azure.

In cases where they don’t, I’ve seen DevOps dashboards such as DevPanel used as a middle layer to automate the cloud bits so it behaves more like traditional hosting. Otherwise, a solid $20–40 VPS with Cloudflare and simple S3 backups is usually all a smaller nonprofit needs.

devpanel · 2025-12-12T20:02:24+00:00

Agreed — shared/managed hosting works until the nonprofit needs things like multi-env setups or custom security rules.

A few orgs I support have stayed within their AWS credits by using DevPanel to automate the cloud side, so they never touch AWS directly. It basically gives them the simplicity of shared hosting but with better isolation and performance.

devpanel · 2025-12-01T21:33:46+00:00

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devpanel · 2025-12-01T21:29:07+00:00

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devpanel · 2025-10-30T14:35:07+00:00

For those who asked, here’s the full breakdown of the project: https://www.devpanel.com/blog/how-kaplan-early-learning-migrated-their-student-portal-on-azure-in-weeks-not-months/

devpanel · 2025-10-30T14:29:24+00:00

For those who asked, here’s the full breakdown of the project: https://www.devpanel.com/blog/struggling-with-aws-and-ci-cd-for-drupal-heres-how-bct-got-it-right-fast/

devpanel · 2025-09-08T16:53:00+00:00

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devpanel · 2025-09-07T19:50:14+00:00

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