===== 2017-12-21 - home page hosting ======

{{ :blog:2017:12:21:lets_encrypt.png?400|Let's Encrypt logo}}

recently i got an e-mail reminding me of a payment for hosting... and last year i've [[blog:2016:09:05:ssl for real|moved to https]]. for this to work i needed to buy:
  * hosting itself -- around 100zł.
  * a valid certificate((provided neither supported Let's Encrypt, nor similar...)) -- around 110zł.
  * public IP address((provided did not support [[wp>Server Name Indication|SNI]] "because it is not supported well enough" (?!).)) -- around 160 zł

so to have nowadays normal, HTTPS-secured web page, hosted by the provider, i needed to pay almost 370zł/year.

after a quick browse on the net it turned out that for less than 230zł/year i can have private VM in a PaaS cloud, with public address and a free certificate from [[wp>Let's Encrypt]]. about 40% in cost saving + convenient backups, shell, crontab, etc...

the fun fact is that even w/o certificate, PaaS' VM hosting + static, public IP is still **cheaper** than 3rd-party hosting + static, public IP address... ;)