On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Craig Ringer <ring...@ringerc.id.au> wrote:
> On 6/08/2011 4:02 PM, Fernando Pianegiani wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> do you know any FREE hosting platforms where PostgreSQL, Java SDK, >> Tomcat (or other web servers) can be already found installed or where >> they can be installed from scratch? >> > > About the only hope I know of is hub.org . > > http://archives.postgresql.**org/pgsql-announce/2010-01/**msg00000.php<http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-announce/2010-01/msg00000.php> > > They're offering one-year free VPS services at certain times of year. > > > Thanks a lot! > By the way, one of the reasons you're not finding much free hosting for > PostgreSQL is that it takes a fair bit of work to run Pg multi-tenanted. > Your additional requirement for Java and Tomcat means you're certain to be > stuck with a virtual private server (VPS) or a BSD Jail based host. I'll be > very surprised if you can find any offerings that are free (as opposed to > "free trial") in that vein, but I wish you luck in your search. > I see... > > What you *might* be able to do is find sponsorship for hosting or find > someone who'll grant you free hosting for your project because they think > that particular project is worthwhile and important. That'll depend a great > deal on what you're trying to host and what the likely load will be. > this is very difficult, but it is exactly what I am doing in environments different from this one. Even if this risks to be considered (not so positively) as a request of charity... :-) > > -- > Craig Ringer >
