What's a good, cheap webhost if I don't plan to get a lot of traffic?

[ChiefReginod]

My needs:

2-5 GB storage space
1-3 GB per month bandwidth
PHP

I only need enough for personal storage space and to sync files between devices. I'll handle the syncing myself or through third-party software. The PHP requirement is so I can use it to test unrelated web design stuff, but it isn't that important.

I don't really need a domain name, but if it's cheap enough, maybe.

 

[SAIYAN48]

A raspberry Pi?

 

[ChiefReginod]

A Pi would be perfect but my internet has slow upload speeds, which would mean slow download speeds from other networks. Since I plan to do most of my downloading/syncing from mobile and hotspots it kind of rules it out for now.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Any particular reason you don't just use a filesharing service or something? Google Drive gives you 15GB of storage free, don't have to bother paying for a webhost at all if all you want to do is share some files between devices remotely. Can't do PHP that way, but ehhh at that point just do whatever locally unless you really want to share it with others.

Otherwise a lot of webhost will have like little $5 a month plans for small sites, I think DreamHost has one, and Ipower has one for $5 or so as well.

 

[ChiefReginod]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I've used cloud services like Dropbox but don't want to have to use their web interface or apps to access everything. Also I 'd rather script the syncing myself.

 

[Zhongtiao1]

Look into Oracle Cloud's free tier. It gives 45GB storage for free. You'll need to set up everything manually (wordpress, PHP, etc.) but it works really well in my opinion

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I think you can find free web hosts that meet those requirements.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

These guys don't seem bad. You need to have your own domain name but they offer unlimited bandwidth and 10 GB space and you can upgrade for a one time fee to get more if you need it. https://www.freehosting.com/free-hosting.html

 

[MO35AB]

try infinityfree net, for me it does the job.

 

[cearp]

If you are interested in some DIY, that will get you cheaper prices and more control:
For around $3 a month you can rent a (virtual) server in Europe, install some linux on it, install nginx and php, and then you are basically done.
Not ridiculously simple, but not difficult.

You say you want to test some web development, and if you want to really pursue that, you should be able to set up stuff like this - so good practice!
https://hetzner.com
https://hetzner.com
Any questions let me know, I've used this company for a few years, I highly recommend them.

 

[Traace]

I am a hetzner customer, too. They keep care about 15TB of my data + a few servers for many years now.

Never experienced a downtime so far.