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0 pointsMithorium9y ago0 comments

so this free* f1-micro instance of GCE, with the most basic usage of say, running a slack bot/nginx/random test projects, without the need for dynamic scaling, would be functionally identical to a VM anywhere else? can I keep it on 24/7? can I ssh to it, or do I need to use this cloud shell thing? can I have one of every free tier thing or does free tier mean choose one from the set

*subject to change

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fp19899y ago· 2 in thread

You can do everything the same as a regular instance f1-micro. There is no functional distinction. It is simply that you do not get charged for the equivalent of 1-instance month worth of usage.

You can use the free tier of every product listed in conjunction with one another. No need to pick and choose.

I work for GCP and was the lead for the Always Free launch.

MithoriumOP9y ago

I noticed that GCE instances only offer 1GB of network egress, and then $0.12/GB thereafter, which seems rather steep. Is GCE only meant for use as a CPU engine/internal node of some kind? Is there a different product meant for edge servers that would handle external requests with outgoing traffic?

dragonwriter9y ago

> Is there a different product meant for edge servers that would handle external requests with outgoing traffic?

For some workloads, using Cloud CDN will save money, since cache egress is $0.08/GB (to North America.)

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