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  • clickity click
    So Fecking Bummed
    • Aug 2014
    • 3682

    #1

    Anyone know any Free VPS providers?

    Looking for free VPS if anyone has any recomendations.
  • AdultKing
    Raise Your Weapon
    • Jun 2003
    • 15601

    #2
    What's the use case ? How much processor power, memory, disk, bandwidth do you need ?

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    • clickity click
      So Fecking Bummed
      • Aug 2014
      • 3682

      #3
      It's just to run Mass Planner(1 account) as mentioned in previous thread.
      I just need an always on machine.

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      • AdultKing
        Raise Your Weapon
        • Jun 2003
        • 15601

        #4
        Originally posted by clickity click
        It's just to run Mass Planner(1 account) as mentioned in previous thread. I just need an always on machine.
        Your best bet is a $5 droplet at either Digital Ocean or Vultr.

        Simple Cloud Computing, Built for Developers | DigitalOcean

        SSD VPS Servers, Cloud Servers and Cloud Hosting by Vultr - Vultr.com

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        • mineistaken
          See signature :)
          • Apr 2007
          • 29656

          #5
          free vps?

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          • AdultKing
            Raise Your Weapon
            • Jun 2003
            • 15601

            #6
            Originally posted by clickity click
            It's just to run Mass Planner(1 account) as mentioned in previous thread. I just need an always on machine.
            Another solution is to not use Mass Planner and use Buffer on the $10 Awesome plan - then you won't need hosting at all.

            Buffer - A Smarter Way to Share on Social Media

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            • Adraco
              Confirmed User
              • May 2009
              • 3745

              #7
              Why would anyone give you a free VPS? What would be the point for the service provider?
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              • clickity click
                So Fecking Bummed
                • Aug 2014
                • 3682

                #8
                Why would anyone do free hosting? Or free anythingbut they do...

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                • AdultKing
                  Raise Your Weapon
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 15601

                  #9
                  Originally posted by clickity click
                  Why would anyone do free hosting? Or free anythingbut they do...
                  To make money. Think about it for a moment. What on earth is provided to you by a company that is really free ?

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                  • clickity click
                    So Fecking Bummed
                    • Aug 2014
                    • 3682

                    #10
                    Originally posted by AdultKing
                    To make money. Think about it for a moment. What on earth is provided to you by a company that is really free ?
                    gmail
                    thunderbird
                    google drive
                    picasa
                    google maps
                    google earth

                    Amongst others

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                    • AdultKing
                      Raise Your Weapon
                      • Jun 2003
                      • 15601

                      #11
                      Originally posted by clickity click
                      gmail
                      thunderbird
                      google drive
                      picasa
                      google maps
                      google earth

                      Amongst others
                      None of these are really free.

                      Thunderbird is a product of Mozilla Corporation which is a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla makes about $300 million from search revenues. It's also supported by donations. Just because you might not shell out any cash to use Thunderbird, you are paying for it in other ways.

                      Google Drive, Maps & Earth are not free. They are part of the Google ecosystem which makes most of it's money through advertising. However when you use Drive, Maps and Earth you are actually paying through your own data. You essentially become the product. Google sells usage data, demographic data and other kinds of data for various reasons but one of those reasons is so other companies can use that data to target you for their commercial gain.

                      Facebook is not free, with Facebook you are the product, your data is valuable and Facebook makes a lot of money from it. It's also ad supported and while you may say that you don't look at the ads, unwittingly they contribute to your buying decisions.

                      If a company gives you something then it expects something back. You might not make a direct payment for the service or product, but you are definitely paying for it.

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                      • clickity click
                        So Fecking Bummed
                        • Aug 2014
                        • 3682

                        #12
                        Originally posted by AdultKing
                        None of these are really free.

                        Thunderbird is a product of Mozilla Corporation which is a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla makes about $300 million from search revenues. It's also supported by donations. Just because you might not shell out any cash to use Thunderbird, you are paying for it in other ways.

                        Google Drive, Maps & Earth are not free. They are part of the Google ecosystem which makes most of it's money through advertising. However when you use Drive, Maps and Earth you are actually paying through your own data. You essentially become the product. Google sells usage data, demographic data and other kinds of data for various reasons but one of those reasons is so other companies can use that data to target you for their commercial gain.

                        Facebook is not free, with Facebook you are the product, your data is valuable and Facebook makes a lot of money from it. It's also ad supported and while you may say that you don't look at the ads, unwittingly they contribute to your buying decisions.

                        If a company gives you something then it expects something back. You might not make a direct payment for the service or product, but you are definitely paying for it.
                        Well that's fine. I will accept a VPS that makes it's money in other ways or uses ads that I will block or ignore.
                        Actually I have no idea what a VPS is and have never used one. Figured it would be worthwhile investigating if it was free.

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                        • AdultKing
                          Raise Your Weapon
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 15601

                          #13
                          Originally posted by clickity click
                          Well that's fine. I will accept a VPS that makes it's money in other ways or uses ads that I will block or ignore.
                          Actually I have no idea what a VPS is and have never used one. Figured it would be worthwhile investigating if it was free.
                          I've given you two options that are $5 a month.

                          However I think for what you're trying to do that Buffer is the better option, you will not need a server because it's SaaS.

                          Mass Planner + VPS = ~$15 per month minimum
                          BufferApp = $10 a month

                          references:

                          Droplets from:

                          SSD VPS Servers, Cloud Servers and Cloud Hosting by Vultr - Vultr.com
                          Simple Cloud Computing, Built for Developers | DigitalOcean

                          Buffer from:

                          Buffer - A Smarter Way to Share on Social Media

                          Mass Planner from:

                          Mass Planner - The ultimate Social scheduling app

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                          • Coup
                            🚨 PBBC International 🚨
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 9931

                            #14
                            no one gives out free vps

                            NO ONE

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                            • Denny
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 17401

                              #15

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                              • clickity click
                                So Fecking Bummed
                                • Aug 2014
                                • 3682

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Coup
                                no one gives out free vps

                                NO ONE
                                What about Amazon?
                                Free Cloud Services ? AWS Free Tier

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                                • Choopa Phil
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2009
                                  • 3965

                                  #17
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                                  • AdultKing
                                    Raise Your Weapon
                                    • Jun 2003
                                    • 15601

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by clickity click
                                    It's not free, they give you a limited free period of fairly restricted resources.

                                    Do you have the technical knowhow to set this up to do what you want to do ?

                                    Here's a guide Full instructions - How to get a free Windows VPS for a YEAR

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                                    • Why
                                      MFBA
                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 7230

                                      #19
                                      aws has a free tier

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                                      • freecartoonporn
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jan 2012
                                        • 7683

                                        #20
                                        i am looking for free dedicated server , min 96 gegs ram.
                                        SSD Cloud Server, VPS Server, Simple Cloud Hosting | DigitalOcean

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