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[โ€“] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not paying 50k a month definitely beats paying 50k month.

Cloud service providers give away their service for free to non-commercial projects and startups all the time for marketing purposes. I wouldn't read too much into it.

But yeah best to still look for hosting alternatives.

[โ€“] blobjim@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

yeah the dude is definitely doing it mostly for advertising purposes for his company (and personal reputation).