Affordable server solution
Hi there, I've built my first project using the OpenSaaS template and would like to deploy it.
I've read a bit about the cost of services such as Vercel and that they can explode if you're app gets a decent amount of traction.
What would be an affordable solution that costs less than $50 per month for the initial phase of a project and can be scaled on a budget? 🙂
Thanks in advance!
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Hi @mb23. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:
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Wasp provides several options for deploying your project. Here are a few providers that you can consider:
1. Fly.io: This provider can host both your server and database.
2. Netlify: This is a good option for hosting your client.
3. Railway: This provider can host your server, client, and database.
4. Heroku: This is another option for hosting your server and database.
Each of these providers has different pricing models, so you'll need to check their websites to see which one fits your budget. Remember to consider not just the cost, but also the features and scalability options each provider offers.
You can find more information about these providers in the Wasp deployment documentation (https://wasp-lang.dev/docs/advanced/deployment/manually#different-providers).
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Sorry @mb23, I seem to be having a bit of trouble. Don't worry though, I've pinged my support and they will try to fix me up! :technologist:
Perhaps try again in 15mins?
Hi @mb23 I deployed mine in railway and for the amount you’re saying you could use the 20$ plan
For the moment I’m using the 5$ hobby plan
@jordi0lle Thanks a bunch for your response! Are you still in the testing phase or do you already have active users? 🙂
I tried myself, my girlfriend tried too and 2 users from this wasp community
If you check #🏠made-with-wasp you’ll see in the last messages 😉
Also @martinsos opened a thread for me to share the problems I had during deployment and so on
@jordi0lle thanks for helping out!
@mb23 as @jordi0lle said, Railway is a nice option! Alternatively there is also Fly.io. Also not too expensive, and you can very easily deploy to it with
wasp deploy fly deploy.@martinsos thanks! Do you know if there are any ballpark figures for Railway or Fly.io for an app with ~ 100 active users?
my app, CoverLetterGPT.xyz, has just over 100 paid users, and here are the stats for Railway
i have a few other apps on railway and my total monthly bill comes to ~$17 on the hobby plan
@Vinny (@Wasp) Thanks for the insights (and thanks for providing this wonderful SaaS boilerplate)! Wow, that's very affordable 🙂 I was just a bit concerned after I've deployed a test app to Fly.io without any traffic or usage and got charged $5 a month
$5 a month is your base fee. once you use more than $5 of compute, you get charged based on the usage above that. So you'll always pay at least $5 dollars even if your apps get no/little traffic
Ah okay, makes sense! I'll try Railway then. 🙂 But really, can't thank you enough for OpenSaaS/Wasp. I'm a newbie and by using ChatGPT and MAGE I was able to understand the framework and build my own AI content generation tool 🙂
Wohooo @mb23, you just became a Waspeteer level 1!
Thanks @mb23 , that means a lot :)! We here for any further help / feedback :).
Oh, and you can put your app in #🏠made-with-wasp if you like!
That’s awesome. Would love to see it. Share it in the #🏠made-with-wasp channel if you like