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Ask HN: What justifies a $5 VPS running 24/7?
Original: Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?
A question posted on Hacker News asks readers what services they run on a $5-per-month virtual private server that are worth keeping online around the clock. The prompt invites people to share their always-on hobby projects and self-hosted tools on a minimal budget, drawing answers about the small, cheap workloads people keep running.
Why now: Self-hosting hobby projects on cheap cloud servers remains a popular topic among developers, prompting a wave of shared setups.
Evidence
- Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7? · mariocesar · 17
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