#hosting | Anand S - Things I Learned

Sun, Mar 23, 2025. I've settled on sqooosh.app for image compression using WebP. I'm exploring FreeImage.host for image hosting instead of Imgur for WEBP support. FreeImage.host also seems reliable, retains file sizes, and supports hotlinking. #hosting #image-generation #web-dev

Tue, Jan 7, 2025. Cloudflare tunnel is like ngrok but more permanent. It's a bit more complex, too. But given CloudFlare's liberal free tier, it's a good, viable option for long-term local hosting. #cloud #hosting #networking

Sat, Dec 21, 2024. What to use for hosting: ChatGPT #chatgpt #cloud #github #hosting #html #server #web-dev
- GitHub Pages: Static websites, medium files
- Cloudflare Pages: Static websites, global delivery
- Vercel: Frontend frameworks (e.g. Next.js) with high DX and ISR, small files
- Netlify: JAMstack projects, minimal back-end, moderate files
- Glitch: Small static projects
- Render: Full-stack apps requiring databases and server-side compute
- Firebase Hosting: Small sites, limited large files
- Archive.org: Public archival, large files
- Google Drive: File sharing, large files
- Dropbox: File sharing, moderate files
- Cloudflare R2: Static assets, large file delivery

Wed, Oct 23, 2024. 0x0.st is an open API-based file upload + URL shortening service. You can dump files there temporarily. #hosting

Sat, Sep 21, 2024. E2E is a cheap GPU hosting provider for India. About Rs 100/hr for a V100 16GB #gpu #hosting

Mon, Jul 22, 2024. Awesome PaaS lists self-hosted deployment platforms. Piku - similar to Dokku -- is promising. #cloud #github #hosting

Sat, Mar 30, 2024. TechEmpower web server benchmarks place Rust servers on top #hosting #prompt-engineering #server #web-dev

Wed, Feb 14, 2024. Fly.io offers GPU hosting and auto stop when they have nothing to do. #cloud #gpu #hosting