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Pricing from the article:

CPU Type|CPUs|RAM|Price/mo

Shared|1|1 GB|$12

1. Buy a $5/mo droplet

2. sudo apt-get install docker

3. run your Dockerfile

is that worth a $7/mo (140%) premium?

I would use it if it was the same cost as the underlying droplet.

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The real benefit seems to be its in-built CI/CD, and horizontal scaling, much like GCP Cloud Run:

"App Platform allows you to hook up your source code repo and deploy using a cloud-hosted build system that automatically detects the needed environment to run your app."

Caprover is what you're looking for.

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