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I'm a student, mainly using GCP for hobby/hackathon projects, and to teach myself.

I am massively excited about Cloud Run's free tier---for someone with a budget of zero, being able to get a project off the ground and functional without paying through the nose if you forget to turn down some service is incredibly useful. Getting an unexpected $40 App Engine bill at the end of the month isn't fun.

I'm definitely going to check Cloud Run out as a go-to for future projects--it looks like a really good fit for my use case.



We're super excited to see what you build :D

Even silly things like https://howdelayedissfo.com (built over the weekend with Cloud Run and Firebase Hosting) are great ways to improve your skills without breaking the bank (projected costs are well within the free tier on both products).




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