Best and Most Affordable Solutions for Hosting Your APIs and Backend Services for Your Upcoming Venture!

I’ve been getting quite a few inquiries from friends and fellow developers on how to kick off a project or set up publicly accessible APIs without breaking the bank. Noticing that there’s a scarcity of discussion on budget-friendly hosting services across forums and websites, I decided to pen this article to share some insights and solutions that I’ve come across in my career.

Brief History

As a freelance software engineer who did projects for clients, friends and family, I frequently encountered scenarios where my clients didn’t possess a dedicated website or server. This compelled me to delve into hosting solutions myself. Managing different hosting credentials for multiple clients was a considerable challenge, and finding cost-effective solutions became an immediate necessity.

In terms of technology, I predominantly write C# code and publish .NET Core APIs and use ASP.NET for backend services, I also use PHP and NodeJS time to time.

I’ve spent considerable time researching pricing structures, only to discover that Cloud providers are generally on the pricier side. While I could have launched a single project on AWS using their Free Credit option, this was not a feasible solution…