Tools: Update: Render Has a Free Hosting Platform — Deploy Web Apps With Automatic SSL

Tools: Update: Render Has a Free Hosting Platform — Deploy Web Apps With Automatic SSL

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# render.yaml services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free # render.yaml services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free # render.yaml services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free - Static sites: Unlimited - Web services: 1 free (750 hours/month) - PostgreSQL: 1 free (90 days, then $7/mo) - Cron jobs: 1 free - Automatic SSL on all plans - Auto-deploy from GitHub/GitLab - Connect GitHub repo - Select branch - Render detects framework - Auto-builds and deploys - Custom domain + SSL in one click