> Was it worth it? Probably not, at least in the context of a side project. Reading pricing docs, planning Dynamo capacity, and setting up a local environment added days to what should have been a weekend project. That said, it was a fun challenge and the result is more robust than my usual vps setups.
I disagree! Learning experience and posting about it aside, almost a year later it's still running at $0pcm?
You, what, doubled to tripled the setup time? And cut annual running cost from let's say $5*12 = $60 (plus taxes over there?) for some cheap but not free tier hunting setup.
Seems that it was worth your while to me. Obviously increasingly so for as long as it can survive (the companies don't fold, or stop the free tier).
Yeah, I suppose it's true that I'm more willing to keep these projects around when they aren't costing me each month. It also makes it easier to toss ideas out and see what's worth actually investing in.
On other hand, I think I'm much lazier when it comes to marketing them since there's no urgency to make a profit.
I disagree! Learning experience and posting about it aside, almost a year later it's still running at $0pcm?
You, what, doubled to tripled the setup time? And cut annual running cost from let's say $5*12 = $60 (plus taxes over there?) for some cheap but not free tier hunting setup.
Seems that it was worth your while to me. Obviously increasingly so for as long as it can survive (the companies don't fold, or stop the free tier).