We’ll be ending web hosting for your apps on Glitch

https://blog.glitch.com/post/changes-are-coming-to-glitch/

30•js4ever•3h ago

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busymom0•3h ago

As someone who had never heard of them, can someone explain what Glitch was used for?

js4ever•3h ago

It was a platform to create / edit / host frontend and node.js backend. It was popular because it was an easy and free way to deploy something on a playground.

When it went out I was super impressed, but they failed to monetize it and got badly abused by bad actors

DannyPage•2h ago

I really enjoyed using Glitch as it allowed me to quickly publish and iterate on various experiments or try out new libraries like Datasette or HTMX.

I am curious what Glitch will look like after July. If they aren’t hosting apps, will they still be hosting code and letting it deploy elsewhere? It says it’s not a full shutdown, but it doesn’t appear to say what will be left to do on Glitch after that date.

steivan•2h ago

I've been a long-time Glitch user and am now looking for good alternative platforms. My primary use case involves online coding with a Node.js backend using Express and some React apps. If anyone has recommendations, I'd greatly appreciate it.

LordShredda•27m ago

I'd recommend, unfortunately, buying a cheap $200 netbook and running cloudflare tunnel on it. As long as you're relying on other people's computers for hosting you'll keep looking forever

andrewmcwatters•17m ago

That's nearly 20 years of lowendbox provider annual payments for what this guy is asking for.

andrewmcwatters•13m ago

...are you averse to just doing this stuff over a cheap VPS? Here's an affiliate link if you're interested.

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I don't work for Racknerd, but my business uses them for our clients. Most of them have low-end requirements. I mean that's less than $1/month right there.

curiouser3•6m ago

glitch.com brings back memories of the pre-slack era Glitch MMO. What an amazing time that was, really beautiful game made by talented people, pivoted the communication side into what we now know as Slack

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