Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them?

3 years ago by flashgnash to c/asklemmy

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ItsKhanOw 19 points 3 years ago

I have a 4 core 24 GB ARM VPS on that Oracle free tier that I use to self host some personal services.

I just think it's neat.

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ChrislyBear 5 points 3 years ago

What's the catch? How long does the free tier last?

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AstralJaeger 1 point 3 years ago

One other catch is that is an ARM instance

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