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Without knowing what your tech stack is or what your familiar in, I'd consider Vercel and their serverless functions. They support Node.js, Go, Python and Ruby [1] and also have a very generous free tier in my opinion [2].

[1] https://vercel.com/docs/serverless-functions/supported-langu...

[2] https://vercel.com/docs/platform/limits

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that was surprisingly easy for the static site deployment with the Git integration, CDN, SSL, HTTPS out the box

serverless functions require the $20/month plan? hmmmm

but lambda will be free for me, although if I use a database it won't be

edit: the usage limits document you posted says there are serverless functions available for hobby/free tier, but the dashboard says the serverless is only available for pro plan. do they mean the serverless GUI is only available?

I personally only used serverless functions in combination with Next.js (which is by Vercel) and there may be are other rules if you don’t use Next.

But reading the docs I’d just copy an example hello world function into my git repository, try to deploy it and check if it works without paying.

Regarding the lambda approach, I personally think lambda functions and especially with the api gateway get too complicated too fast in comparison with a solution like Vercel. I’d definitely recommend an infrastructure as code tool like Terraform if you choose this approach.

yes, I figured it out. had to restructure my node js component into folders oddly, but that worked out fine

Only the "Serverless Function Region" feature, meaning being able to select which specific region a Serverless Function runs in, is only available for Pro Teams.

It seems as if this wasn't clear from the UI. Would you agree? It sounds like you've assumed that it's the entire Serverless Function feature that would not be available.

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