Questions about using a cloud VM to host a server
So I've seen some people using Oracles cloud VM service as a minecraft server and I was wondering if anyone has experience with it and could give me some advice on if I should use it and how
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Like is it easy to manage compared to a relatively simple server Im hosting at home and are there any alternative to Oracle that also work well
If you're fine with arm and know how to use linux, or are willing to learn linux, go for it
just make sure you install ubuntu on it and not oracle linux
I mean, it costs you nothing to try
Yeah my own server also uses ubuntu so I'll probably be fine
Oh I didnt know you can try it for free
yeah, oracle cloud has a free tier that gives you 250gb of storage, 8 arm cores and 24gb of ram
Is that a trail or just forever?
Wow thats awesome
Thanks
Why didnt I know this sooner
Thats way better than my old server
Since I dont have a credit card, would I get in trouble by just getting a generated one?
they'll put a pending charge of $1.00 on it for a few days
https://setup.md/guides/oracle-cloud great guide
Deploying in Oracle Cloud | setup.md
A modified version of the guide produced by u/Belaboy1095969 on the Admincraft reddit using Ubuntu LTS.
Crap
I probs know someone who has one
I refuse to pay for a credit card so I can get something for free
Kinda defeats the whole being free thing
Are there any caviats with running a server on an ARM cpu?
prevents abuse from people creating multiple accounts
cores are slower than a typical cpu, compiled applications need to be compiled specifically for arm
Java has arm builds, so Java apps are fine
Ah sweet
Yeah ik, I just reeaaaaaaaaaaally dont feel like getting a credit card
But I'll check my options tomorrow
Are there any recommended alternatives?