Before I get a job, I'm experimenting with a free VPS - Will it work? help?
from atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 22 Mar 23:41
https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/selfhosted/p/651684/before-i-get-a-job-i-m-experimenting-with-a-free-vps-will-it-work-help

So I’m trying freevps.edu.pl to run a Lemmy/PieFed server. It’s not working so far. My server is left on pending and no matter how I try to activate it, it doesn’t work. It claims to have “instant” activation as long as you verify your account and is supposed to provide you with an IP address, but it won’t.

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surewhynotlem@lemmy.world on 22 Mar 23:43 next collapse

You should check out this similar question here: …blahaj.zone/…/stupid-question-but-are-there-free…

atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone on 23 Mar 00:20 collapse

Thanks! That’s me LOL

solrize@lemmy.ml on 22 Mar 23:51 next collapse

You’re asking a support question for a provider that most of us here have never heard of. I’d wait a day or two and then maybe open a ticket with the provider.

Maybe also look here: lowendspirit.com/…/free-vps-for-open-source-devel…

atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone on 23 Mar 00:08 collapse

Thanks!!! Turns out they want a credit card and won’t accept the gift cards I have (I don’t even have a debit card yet nor a job)

solrize@lemmy.ml on 23 Mar 00:20 next collapse

Maybe you could try a prepaid credit card from a store.

deprecateddino@lemmy.world on 23 Mar 04:49 collapse

Interesting, it says “Payment Method: No Card / Privacy First” on their website.

smileyhead@sh.itjust.works on 23 Mar 00:32 next collapse

Don’t you have 5€/mo even? Because that what Hetzner VPS costs. Or a little spare for used Raspberry Pi 4?

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 23 Mar 00:55 next collapse

Isn’t Oracle still giving out free servers? They are known to pull the plug on those without warning, but it should be enough to play around with and set it up in a way that you can get it running again quickly if it goes down, which is very valuable knowledge.

atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone on 23 Mar 01:06 collapse

Oracle says it’s not available in my location

frongt@lemmy.zip on 23 Mar 04:03 next collapse

I would not use that for job experience. I would review what local job listings are looking for in experience, and practice those things.

You can run a local server on just about anything. An old PC or laptop, a VM on your current PC, even a raspberry pi or similar SBC. Even a recent Android phone, though I would really not recommend that, as it’s not the same experience.

blarg_dunsen@sh.itjust.works on 23 Mar 05:46 next collapse

Did you sign up with a “.edu” email address? Is your university in the list of supported countries?

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 23 Mar 12:47 collapse

My server is left on pending and no matter how I try to activate it, it doesn’t work.

Not to throw shade on your efforts, but this is pretty much the experience I had long time ago when I explored ‘free’ VPS. I do hope you get it going tho. They would send me a termination of my account for inactivity which is pretty ironic.

atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone on 23 Mar 14:56 collapse

Thanks!!! That makes sense, it turns out they want credit card verification despite being a “no credit card” organization.