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ReadonlyREST replaced AWS

Now: Local Postgres on a Hetzner VPS, running 4 years

$600saved per year, running cost not disclosed

Simone Scarduzio moved the database off AWS RDS to Postgres on the same Hetzner VPS as the apps, with daily backups. The VPS cost is on the Chargebee story.

Receipt #02002022-07-13

ReadonlyREST

Old billAWS RDS
$50
NowLocal Postgres on a Hetzner VPS
Not disclosed
Saved per month$50/mo

Thank you for not renewing

Source

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Numbers as reported. How this ledger works

Timeline

  1. Replaced2022-07-13

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