Domain & Hosting Options — From Free to Self-Managed
A clear breakdown of where to get domains cheap, where to host reliably, and what I use myself.
Domains
Porkbun — My Pick
Best price-to-renewal registrar I’ve found. Been using them for years. No fluff, no tricks — honest pricing that doesn’t spike at renewal. Free WHOIS privacy, DNS, DNSSEC included for life. If you’re registering domains, start here.
| Alternatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Registrar | At-cost pricing, locked to Cloudflare DNS | |
| Dynadot | Same price register/renew/transfer — no bait-and-switch | |
| Namecheap | 24/7 chat support, lots of TLDs | |
| Spaceship | Modern UI, flat renewal pricing |
Skip GoDaddy — highest renewal prices, aggressive upsells, dark patterns.
Hosting
Free — Astro & Static Sites
Cloudflare Workers — more than perfect for Astro and static sites. No servers to manage, global edge network, zero cost for most personal projects.
Best VPS Value — Self-Managed
Hetzner — the standout pick. ~€4.50/mo gets you 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 40GB NVMe, 20TB bandwidth. Unbeatable price-to-performance in 2026. The catch: email-only support, no managed services. If you know your way around Linux, this is the obvious choice.
| Alternatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| OVHcloud | DDoS protection, unmetered bandwidth, EU largest | ~$3.50/mo |
| Vultr | Global reach, 32 locations, best API tooling | $6/mo |
| Linode (Akamai) | Phone support safety net, long-term stability | $5/mo |
| Oracle Cloud | Free ARM64 forever | Free |
WordPress Without Shared Hosting Chaos
MUSOSOFT EPYC — Secure and fast AMD EPYC, LiteSpeed, LSCache, Redis, LSPHP 8.5, daily backups. Budget-friendly for my customers. Host WordPress project with muso.sk
| Alternatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| CloudWays | managed cloud WordPress on Vultr or DigitalOcean. | ~$14/mo |
Docker, Containers, Automation
MUSOSOFT COMPOSE ARM64 Docker multihost, custom containers. Host Docker project with muso.sk
| Alternatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Cloud | Free ARM64 forever | 4 OCPU/24GB Always Free |
| Vultr | API-driven, global reach | Best CLI tooling, 32 locations |
| DigitalOcean | Managed Kubernetes (DOKS) | Industry-leading docs |
| AWS | Full ecosystem when you need it | Overkill for most |
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