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The cheapest web-hosting on the Internet?

Last week, I finally decided that I'd had enough of Substack. The short of the long is that Substack is making it harder for creators like me to hold space for real communities. I needed a new home on the Internet, one that wouldn't break the bank.

I've thought about switching to Ghost, an open-source newsletter platform and Substack alternative, for about a year. But the expense kept holding me back. I don't make much money from my writing as it is, so even Ghost's $10/mo plan seemed excessive. Luckily, the folks at Ghost built their software free and open source, which means anyone can self-host on their own hardware for free.

Sounds great, right? But, self-hosting is complex.

I'm a fair hand with basic web technology, but the complexities of self-hosting from scratch do not appeal to me. I don't have much money and I don't have much time. The time that I do have, I'd much rather spend writing than dingling about with Docker images and ports.

Enter, Pikapods.