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The MVP Hosting Decision Guide
How to pick the right hosting model when you start a SaaS — without burning weeks on the wrong infrastructure.
A long-form guide walking through three hosting paths (hybrid free-tier, managed, real cloud), when each one fits, what they cost, and how to migrate between them when you outgrow your tier. Based on 120+ projects shipped since 2018.
What you get
- Three hosting paths, with a decision tree
- Free-tier setup walkthrough (Vercel + Supabase + Render + Resend + Cloudflare)
- Cost shape and breakeven analysis for each path
- Migration playbooks: free → cloud, managed → cloud, free → managed
- When real cloud (AWS/GCP) is worth the setup time — and when it’s not
Who it's for
For founders and CTOs evaluating hosting before they commit. Especially useful if you’re between paid managed hosting and full AWS.
Get the file
Why I gate this: I send launch updates 4–6 times a year. If you'd rather just download it without giving an email, the markdown source is in the public folder. Honour system.