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Running an open source app: Usage, costs and community donations

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260 points scastiel | 2 comments | 18 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mherrmann ◴[18 Oct 24 18:05 UTC] No.41881923[source]▶
Re your question on saving costs: If you run it on a single Linux VPS, then I suspect you can get the costs down to 5-10$ per month.

One thing I find interesting is the growth chart: It's linear. But given that the app clearly has some traction, and is viral in nature, how come it isn't exponential?

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JamesonNetworks ◴[18 Oct 24 21:30 UTC] No.41883676[source]▶
Best I’ve been able to do is around $22 a month on DO, would love to hear alternatives that are cheaper
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moffkalast ◴[18 Oct 24 22:47 UTC] No.41884182[source]▶
Pi 5 + Cloudflare
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1. abound ◴[18 Oct 24 23:00 UTC] No.41884261{3}[source]▶
I run a homelab that isn't too far from this, but I wouldn't recommend it without a few caveats/warnings:

- Don't host anything media-heavy (e.g. video streaming)

- Make sure you have reasonable upload speeds (probably 10+ Mbps min)

- Even behind Cloudflare, make sure you're comfortable with the security profile of what you're putting on the public internet

The min upload speed is mostly about making sure random internet users (or bots) don't saturate your home internet link.

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2. moffkalast ◴[19 Oct 24 08:54 UTC] No.41886588[source]▶
Oh yeah definitely don't try this unless you have fiber and your ISP isn't too twitchy.

My suggestion is mainly for static site hosting since the Pi only needs to update the cloudflare cache when you make changes, and it should be able to handle a small db and few background services if you need them.