Glitch Is Killing Free Hosting, So I'm Saving One Special Corner of the Internet
a year ago
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- Glitch is discontinuing its free hosting service, affecting quirky and useful web projects like the Russian Turkish Baths Boris/David Page.
- The Russian Turkish Baths Boris/David Page is a simple, 32-line JavaScript site indicating whose week it is to run the historic New York bathhouse.
- The discontinuation of free hosting services like Glitch and Heroku reflects a broader trend of platforms shifting away from free tiers, often leaving niche projects unsupported.
- The author and developer Antoine Leclair created Disco, a platform offering transparent, controlled hosting options to avoid dependency on volatile free tiers.
- Disco emphasizes user control, open-source flexibility, and cost-effective hosting solutions, aiming to preserve the internet's quirky, personal projects.
- Alternatives like Coolify, Kamal, Val Town, Fly.io, Render, and Railway are mentioned as other options for hosting, each with different terms and conditions.
- The article advocates for maintaining an internet that supports weird, functional, and personal projects without relying on unsustainable free hosting models.