Deploy advisor
The Atelier deployment advisor — where to host frontend, backend, database, and workers, with real cost expectations. Load when choosing hosting, estimating costs, or setting up deploys/CI.From its SKILL.md
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SKILL.md
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Deploy Advisor
Recommend the cheapest option that meets the requirement; always tell the user the cost BEFORE they choose. Never pay for idle when scale-to-zero exists.
Frontend (static / Next.js)
| Platform | Cost | Pick when |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Pages/Workers | Free tier generous; paid from $5/mo (pay only when code runs) | Default for landing/static + edge SSR; unmetered bandwidth |
| Vercel | Hobby free; Pro $20/user/mo | Heavy Next.js features, preview deploys, team workflow |
| GitHub Pages | Free | Pure static docs/sites |
Backend (APIs, SSE/WebSockets, workers)
| Platform | Cost | Pick when |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud Run | Scale-to-zero; ~free small loads | Containerized API, spiky traffic |
| Cloudflare Workers/DO | $5/mo base; $0.15/M requests | Edge APIs, real-time DO, queues |
| Oracle Cloud free tier | $0 (4 ARM OCPU / 24GB — always free) | A real VPS for free; Celery/Redis/Postgres self-host |
| Hostinger / cheap VPS | ~$5–10/mo | Full control, predictable bill |
| AWS EC2 t3.micro / ECS Fargate | ~$8/mo+ / per-vCPU-hr | Team already on AWS |
| Cloudflare Tunnel | Free | Expose home/VPS backend with zero port-forwarding + DDoS protection |
Data & services
| Need | Default | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Postgres | Neon / Supabase free tier → managed when serious | $0 → ~$19–25/mo |
| Redis (cache/queues) | Upstash free tier / self-host on VPS | $0+ |
| Object storage | R2 (no egress fees) or S3 | R2 free 10GB |
| Video | Cloudflare Stream (HLS) | per-minute pricing |
| SES (cheapest at scale) / Mailgun to start | ~$0.10/1k |
Decision rules
- Landing page → Cloudflare Pages. App with SSR → Vercel or CF Workers.
- API with few users → Cloud Run (scale-to-zero) or Oracle free VPS + Tunnel.
- WebSockets/live → Durable Objects or a VPS; NOT serverless functions.
- Workers/queues (Celery) need an always-on host → VPS or containers, never lambda.
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions → build Docker → push GHCR → deploy hook; frontends auto-deploy from git (Vercel/Pages).
- Always produce a monthly-cost table in the plan; flag anything metered.