Thread by @geshan

How run your product + website for <$10 a year

* Register domain @namecheap
* Host your code @gitlab / @github if small team
* CI/CD pipeline @wercker / gitlab / gcp
* Email @Zoho
* DNS/DDOS protection @cloudflare
* Web hosting - @GCPCloud $300 credit + always free 1 VM

After one year move your app to google cloud functions or cloud run :)

If hosting static website use @github pages with free cloudflare, only domain will cost money. Good for landing pages.

Rather than paying for cloud logging use @stackdriver , small startups should be able to use it free ;)

Trace and live debug are also good parts of @stackdriver in @GCPcloud than paying a lot for @newrelic :) , new relic has its own use case too. But for a small new startup it might be costly.

If your org is a non profit you will get many things for free or with discount like

* github.com/nonprofit
* codeclimate.com/nonprofit/
* google.com/nonprofits/pro…
* slack.com/intl/en-au/hel…

Etc

This is aimed at software engineers who can configure DNS, MX records and the likes + write and deploy a tested working application.

Thanks for the likes and RTs.

@GCPcloud build is another great tool to create CI/CD pipeline. Deployment with google cloud cli is an amazing add-on.

Just remembered @letsencrypt gives you free SSL certificate if needed :)