A year or so ago I mothballed one of my projects by dumping the database to AWS DynamoDB and throwing a static JS site up on AWS S3. This allowed me to still query the data, but only pay for it when I was actually using it rather than keeping the $20/mo server running 24/7. Recently though, I’ve decided to…
A few years ago I switched my “business” code from Github to Gitlab. The reason for this was… well, I was bootstrapping a business. Every dollar counts, and Github’s private repos were $5/mo while Gitlab was free. Unfortunately almost immediately after I switched everything, Microsoft bought Github and started offering free private repos. I should have switched back immediately. But…