AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are IaaS services. Using them for “web hosting” is probably not a good use of your time or money. AWS does have a number of managed, or semi-managed services but you tend to pay a premium for for them.
I wouldn’t use AWS unless you’re building a full stack of resources and are willing to pay a premium for adaptability.
Source: I am an cloud systems engineer that specializes in AWS
Azure is similar in scope and just a bit cheaper (sometimes), also has a steep learning curve (AKA terrible documentation) if you’re not already familiar with Microsoft’s ideas about system administration.
Source: I am an old bitter Linux user and the world of MS is strange and scary for me.
Don’t use Google unless you really need inconsistency and services that will just get shut down or radically change price one day.
Linode is a bit like AWS-lite and a bit cheaper, but its all Linux all the time
Dreamhost can be good and cheap for simple stuff but most applications are moving to docker and they don’t have any kind of container service.
I wouldn’t use AWS unless you’re building a full stack of resources and are willing to pay a premium for adaptability.
I also wouldn’t use it if you’re not super experienced in it, I used up all my $50 credit on a DNS server I accidentally left open for a few months but thought I deleted. AWS is a giant footgun for the inexperienced.
Sort of depends on what you want to host.
AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are IaaS services. Using them for “web hosting” is probably not a good use of your time or money. AWS does have a number of managed, or semi-managed services but you tend to pay a premium for for them.
I also wouldn’t use it if you’re not super experienced in it, I used up all my $50 credit on a DNS server I accidentally left open for a few months but thought I deleted. AWS is a giant footgun for the inexperienced.
Great metaphor.