Building a personal dev tools site on the Cloudflare free tier
Real free-tier limits, the no-card-on-file rule, and why Cloudflare beats Vercel Hobby for an AdSense-monetized indie site.
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Tech 8 min Engineering Azure for Students: The Ultimate Free Cloud Guide (No Credit Card & No GitHub Pack Required)
A comprehensive guide for students with an academic email address who are unable to verify the GitHub Student Developer Pack. Learn how to claim $100 free annual Azure credits, spin up a free B1s virtual machine 24/7, and access free JetBrains, Notion, and Canva education benefits.
Engineering Can You Run Everything on Free Cloud Tiers? An Honest 2026 Reality Check
Is it really possible to host your entire stack, Docker containers, and Telegram bots on free tiers? We analyze Oracle Cloud, GCP, AWS, Render, Koyeb, and Cloudflare to expose their real limitations.
Engineering The Complete Guide to Free Dynamic App Hosting in 2026 (Node.js, Python & More)
Static hosting is everywhere. But where do you host a real Node.js or Python server for free? This guide covers every platform — from Render to Oracle Cloud — with exact CPU, RAM, sleep policies, and honest trade-offs for each.
Tools 9 min Free-tier stack for a solo developer in India, 2026 edition
An honest audit of the services I run oriz.in on for zero rupees a month, with India-specific notes on PAN, UPI, and INR-friendly providers.