free-cloud-infrastructure

name	free-cloud-infrastructure
description	Recommend free-tier cloud infrastructure for compute, storage, serverless, databases, and CDN. Use when provisioning free cloud resources, comparing always-free vs trial tiers, or building.
domain	devops
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
subdomain	devops
tags	["free-tier","cloud","infrastructure","cost-optimization","serverless","compute","storage"]
version	1.0.0

Overview

Reference for free-tier cloud infrastructure across major providers. Focuses on always-free compute, storage, serverless functions, databases, and CDN/bandwidth with specific limits and constraints.

Capabilities

• Compare always-free compute across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Oracle
• Evaluate free storage tiers (block, object, file)
• Recommend serverless free tiers for API and event-driven workloads
• Identify free database options by workload type (SQL, NoSQL, KV)
• Match CDN and bandwidth free tiers to project traffic

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "free cloud infrastructure"

• "Provisioning infrastructure for a side project or MVP"

• "Comparing always-free vs"

• "Architecting a zero-cost deployment pipeline"

• Provisioning infrastructure for a side project or MVP

• Comparing always-free vs. 12-month trial offerings

• Architecting a zero-cost deployment pipeline

• Evaluating where to host static sites, APIs, or databases

• Planning cost-optimized multi-cloud setups

When NOT to Use

• Task is outside your authorization scope
• You need to implement controls (use implementing-* skills)
• Task is about analysis, not action (use analyzing-* skills)
• You don't have access to target systems
• Task requires compliance expertise (consult professionals)
• Task is about defense, not offense (use defensive skills)

Process

# Example: GitHub Actions CI
name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with: {python-version: "3.12"}
      - run: pip install -e ".[test]"
      - run: pytest --cov
``` / Steps

1. **Define workload** -- What compute, storage, and database resources are needed?
2. **Check always-free vs. trial** -- Always-free tiers persist indefinitely; 12       
              
                  
                



   

       
      
     
        




           

                    
                  
                  
              
                 
               
               
               



           

                
                  
                  
               
             
              
             
              
              



           

                
                    
              
               
             
              
             
              
                 



           

               
               
             
                  
                
               
               
              
                  
             
            
              
                
               
                



           

              
               
               
           
           
             
           
            
                 



          

              
           
           
           
         
            
         



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