[Chicago] free ec2 ? was: Thoughts on Virtual Hosting

[Nick Timkovich]

DigitalOcean wins on simplicity; AWS is excessively complicated if all you
want to do is fire up an Ubuntu server...

But now AWS has a very similar DO-style service with
https://amazonlightsail.com/. Haven't used it yet, but if it's just as
straightforward as DO with the ability to mix in other AWS services
at-will, seems like a killer combo.

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 6:52 AM, JS Irick <hundredpercentjuice at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Relevant to our interests: https://github.com/boto/boto3
>
> All our RDS/backup/magic scripts leverage this.
>
> Thanks
> JS
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 7:18 PM, Val Kolovos via Chicago <
> chicago at python.org> wrote:
>
>> Kinda depends on how much AWS koolaid you drink. If all you use is EC2
>> just to fire up an Ubuntu instance, and you do your own database
>> configuration and such, it’s really not much different than Digital Ocean.
>> However, if you start diving into RDS and everything, it can get a little
>> trickier to migrate. Also, no… you’re not the only one scratching your head
>> on AWS. I’d certainly say that Digital Ocean is a little more
>> straightforward to get going on, but as mentioned earlier, AWS is something
>> worth learning about.
>>
>> That said, anything you learn on Digital Ocean will mostly translate
>> pretty quickly to AWS.
>>
>> Again, my $.02
>>
>> --
>> *Vasili (Val) Kolovos*
>> Director of Platform Services
>>
>> *Phone:* 312-477-3025 <//312-477-3025> (OFFICE LINE)
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>> On Dec 15, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Aaron Elmquist <elmq0022 at umn.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Free AWS is cool too.  It's worth exploring for sure.  Any issues
>> migrating between them and digital ocean?
>>
>> I am sure elastic bean stalk out even a straight up Linux server there
>> would be great for almost any web dev.
>>
>> Unfortunately AWS docs just don't speak to me. I was hoping working with
>> an "easier service" might be better to start.
>>
>> I hope I am not the only one scratching their heads after looking at some
>> of the AWS docs.
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2016 6:24 PM, "Val Kolovos via Chicago" <chicago at python.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> https://aws.amazon.com/free/
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Vasili (Val) Kolovos*
>>> Director of Platform Services
>>>
>>> *Phone:* 312-477-3025 <//312-477-3025> (OFFICE LINE)
>>> *Email: *val.kolovos at analytehealth.com
>>> www.analytehealth.com
>>>
>>> 328 S. Jefferson Street
>>> Suite 770
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 15, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Val Kolovos via Chicago <
>>> chicago at python.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> EC2 ... free tier
>>>
>>>
>>> wut?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carl K
>>>
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