VPS, managed solution or serverless?
I wanted to ask all you developers how you deploy your backend apps.
Do you set up your own servers? Do you use a managed solution like Heroku? Do you go the serverless route with cloud functions for example? Or maybe something completely else?
Personally I always create a VPS where I add my backend as well as my database on.
I'm very curious to hear your prefered method!
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I am deploying everything as containers on a managed Kubernetes platform. I use scaleway.com and pay ~10€ per month, but I host other personal projects as well.
Cool! Does using a managed kubernetes service take remove the hassle of manually setting up your servers?
Yes. They do everything automatically and I pay only for the nodes that are added to the cluster. So if I would go for normal instances, I'd pay the same.
How it usually goes is (at least on scaleway.com) is that you define an instance pool (with an instance configuration such as type, disk, tags, etc) and then you can dynamically scale that group based on needs. Easy node creation is bootstrapped for you and after you click the "+" button to add a new instance, after it is being created and initialized, you can just use it right away.
Sound interesting. I will need to look more into Kubernetes. Thanks for your information (-:
You haven't given enough context to answer you! How much traffic do you expect? What's your budget? What are the unit economics like?
Thanks for your reply!
I simply wanted to ask people's preferred method. In my case I use a VPS, because that's what I know the best. And I have used it before, which means I'm more comfortable with setting one up.
Do you have a preferred method @alchemist ?
My preferences depend heavily on the questions I asked! For example, if I'm working on a B2B SaaS where there is relatively high revenue per visitor, then I'd use something like Render or Heroku. For my screencasts, I use a VPS. For a free to play game server or video chat server, I'd go with a discount option with unmetered bandwidth or even bare metal.
As a general rule, I prefer the most convenient thing I can do where the costs are easily supported by the business model.
Thanks for the input
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