Django on a Budget: The Best Affordable Hosting Options for Your App

1. action-doctl

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   GitHub Actions for DigitalOcean - doctl

   

   Want more control, better performance, and scalability? These are for you: DigitalOcean – Affordable ($4–5/month) but requires server setup. AWS – Free EC2 tier available, but can feel like learning rocket science. Linode – My go-to! Easy to set up, powerful, and beginner-friendly. Heads-up: These require some server knowledge. If commands like sudo apt-get update make you nervous, stick to managed platforms like Render.

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

   

3. hugo-quick-start

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   Hugo Quick Start on Render

   

   If your wallet’s on life support, these platforms give you solid performance without the hefty price tag: Render – Free static hosting + affordable backend plans. A smooth Heroku alternative. Fly.io – Deploy globally with a generous free tier. Great for performance. Railway – Think of it as DIY Heroku with smooth GitHub integration. Great for side projects and testing, but if you need serious power, check out the next tier.

4. flyctl

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   Command line tools for fly.io services

   

   If your wallet’s on life support, these platforms give you solid performance without the hefty price tag: Render – Free static hosting + affordable backend plans. A smooth Heroku alternative. Fly.io – Deploy globally with a generous free tier. Great for performance. Railway – Think of it as DIY Heroku with smooth GitHub integration. Great for side projects and testing, but if you need serious power, check out the next tier.

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