#server | Anand S - Things I Learned

Fri, May 2, 2025. ServerHunter.com seems to have the best search for low-cost hosting providers. MassiveGrid currently offers the cheapest servers -- even lower than Hetzner. #hosting #server

Sat, Mar 15, 2025. What makes client-side computing on the browser powerful is #cloud #html #server #web-dev
- There's nothing to install
- Private by default: data stays with client
- Speed: no latency

Sat, Feb 22, 2025. Caddy sets up reverse proxies that get automatic SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt! #server

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

Sun, Jul 14, 2024. nginx supports a load-balancing method least_conn which is far better than the default round-robin. #server

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