Deploying a small project is a solved problem, but the options differ enormously in what happens when the project stops being small.
These eight cover the whole range, from a static site pushed in thirty seconds to a server you own completely.
Netlify
Same idea, with form handling and edge functions that save writing a backend at all.
netlify.comCloudflare Pages
Free static hosting on a serious global network, with Workers when you need logic.
pages.cloudflare.comRailway
Deploy a container and a Postgres instance together without touching infrastructure.
railway.comHetzner
A real server for a few euros a month when the managed platforms get expensive.
hetzner.com/cloudCoolify
Open source Heroku you install on your own server; pairs perfectly with the previous entry.
coolify.ioStart managed and move to your own server only when the bill or the constraints justify the extra maintenance.
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