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5 Cheap Ways to Host Postgres

Jonas Scholz on May 30, 2024

Hetzner, Sliplane, Render, Github, DigitalOcean - Picking a hosting provider for your Postgres database can be challenging, especially with all the...
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Friday candour

No #3 was a unnecessary, anyone who clicks on your post expects one thing.
you mentioned Github which is not even an option.
why is DigitalOcean crossed out in your cover image? that's a reasonably cheap option.
using aws well can be cheap as well.

Overall this post was aimed to do one thing (promote) not to cover the better cheap ways to host postgres.

Not bad i kinda like no #1

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Jonas Scholz

I wouldn’t consider AWS or digitalocean cheap, and I mentioned GitHub in 3. I think a lot of beginners over complicate their techstacks, sometimes a JSON file is enough! Thanks for the feedback:)

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Sean Dinan

I think you could probably get a database up and running on a $4/month DO droplet

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Jonas Scholz

Oh yeah absolutely, but I think hetzner does a better job if all you want is a VPS. I assumed he talked about Managed Postgres, they start at $15.

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Tzahi Fadida

Neon ?

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Jonas Scholz

Never tried them out tbh!

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Thesi

wellll self-hosting is everything but cheap for me lol. Would take me 50 hours to just get started 😂

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ppaanngggg

cool, I use Sliplane for some API deployment

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Jonas Scholz

Thanks:)

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Lukas Mauser

Also worth to have the “what if I outgrow that” scenario in mind. Free or very cheap PaaS plans are usually pretty limited

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Subh

I really liked the idea of sliplane.io/.
I will try this solution.
How do I reach you guys? by support@sliplane.io ??

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Jonas Scholz

Yes, that goes straight to me and my co-founder. jonas@sliplane.io if you want specifically me x)

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Manak • Edited

Great post! While these are solid options, I’ve personally found Utho to be the most affordable choice for hosting Postgres. It’s not on the list, but it’s definitely worth considering if you're looking for a budget-friendly and reliable alternative. And the best part is it also provide free trial. 😱🤑
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