Julio Merino replaced Azure

Now: FreeBSD server at home, running 11 months

$240saved per year, running cost not disclosed

Julio Merino moved his small web services off Azure Functions and Azure's managed PostgreSQL after a runtime error took them down and the free plan was being retired. They now run as Rust services on a FreeBSD server in his garage, and the Azure bill is close to zero.

Receipt #02592025-12-07

Julio Merino

Old billAzure, $20 a month: ~~$20~~
NowFreeBSD server at home: Not disclosed

Saved per month$20/mo

Thank you for not renewing

Source

jmmv.dev

Numbers as reported. How this ledger works

Timeline

Replaced2025-12-07

Stack

postgresql freebsd rust

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