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

[Aaron Elmquist]

Wow.  That is interesting. Thanks.

On Dec 16, 2016 1:52 PM, "Nick Timkovich" <prometheus235 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>> --
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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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