# Continuing from topic using standard hosting on another topic
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [February 5, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621 "2025-02-05T13:28:05Z")
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### Author:  [@kyle987](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle987)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/1 "2025-02-05T13:28:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Trying discourse and plugins for github](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-discourse-and-plugins-for-github/350342):
particularly post 9
okay so @NateDhaliwal when I go to set up something on digital ocean it costs money you said you have a different way of doing it then I requested for the link to your free installer and then I asked if there are other parts that also need money that you have a free way to do
thanks kyle
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/2 "2025-02-05T13:32:13Z")
A few things before I begin:
1. Nothing is always free. Some way or the other, you’ll have to pay.
2. Compute Engine requires a credit card, though it is free.
Take a look at Compute Engine in the table:
> **[Free Google Cloud features and trial offer | Google Cloud Free Program | ...](https://docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features)**
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> Learn about Google Cloud's free offerings and free trials, plus how to upgrade your account.
However, I pay for the domain. Namecheap can get you domains at \>$1 a month for the first year.
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### Author:  [@kyle987](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle987)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/3 "2025-02-05T13:33:17Z")
OK continue
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/4 "2025-02-05T13:35:03Z")
For my email server, I use Brevo, which gives 300 emails a day on the free plan.
I also forgot to mention, rebuilds on my instance take about 3 hours. But you can probably set up tmux or screen to run it in the background.
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### Author:  [@kyle987](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyle987)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/5 "2025-02-05T13:36:23Z")
okay i follow
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### Author:  [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/continuing-from-topic-using-standard-hosting-on-another-topic/350621/6 "2025-02-05T23:03:46Z")
That’s about it. Anything else you’d like to know?