Online IDE and deployment platform with 50+ languages. Free tier gives a 0.5 vCPU container, 500MB RAM, and 3GB disk, suitable for hosting web apps, databases, and background jobs.
Replit is a cloud IDE where you can code, run, debug, and deploy directly from the browser. It includes terminal, package manager, version control, and real‑time collaboration. The free container can run a simple web app or Discord bot.
I built a simple API service with Python + FastAPI on Replit, synced via GitHub. The `xxxx.replit.app` URL was live instantly. The free resources were plenty for my personal project, and I didn’t have to manage servers.
Replit brings development to the browser—open a link and start coding. Great for beginners and students.
Pro tip: Containers sleep after inactivity. Use a free uptime monitor like UptimeRobot to ping every 5 minutes and keep it awake.