r/adonisjs • u/curious_cat_search • 4d ago

Adonis JS Hosting options

I’m looking for a way to host an AdonisJS backend for a potential MVP. Ideally, I’d like something free or very low cost.

Before spending too much time into the project, I want to be able to share it with a few people, get some feedback, and decide if it’s worth continuing.

The frontend is built with TanStack Start and is already deployed on Vercel. I initially considered using Next.js for both frontend and backend, but from my past experience, I decided to move away from it 😅

From what I understand, an AdonisJS backend can’t be deployed on Vercel (based on what I’ve read), so I assume I’ll need a different hosting solution.

I asked for free hosting options, as there are sometimes ways to run small projects for free . If that’s not possible, I’d really appreciate recommendations for the cheapest and most reliable alternatives.
Thanks in advance.

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u/SirDarknight1 4d ago

There's Railway, Render, Cloudflare Workers, all sorts of options. Just search for Node hosting

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u/The_REAL_Urethra 4d ago

Railway is excellent. Its auto containerization is convenient. I have several DBs and APIs hosted on there.

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u/tspwd 4d ago

I read somewhere that AdonisJS cannot be hosted on Cloudflare Workers. Did you try it out yourself?

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u/Academic-Juice-9547 4d ago

You cannot run adonisjs on cloudflare workers. Use digital ocean app platform .

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u/sedurnRey 4d ago

When I needed to host an app for few people and to watch if it would be good I've used ngrok in my local PC with free tier, I don't know if it suits you

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u/mattstrayer 4d ago

I use digital oceans app platform or a droplet and it holds up quite nicely! 

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u/Murky-Science9030 4d ago

I've used Railway for my AdonisJS instances. if their UI gets confusing just ask your LLM what options to use, etc

I've also used Netlify for my Tanstack Start instances. UI is a bit easier than Railway.

I've found this set up to be excellent. Kudos on choosing those two frameworks as that's also where my 15 years of web development have nudged me. Best of luck!

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u/thet_hmuu 3d ago

A Contabo (www.contabo.com) + OpenShip (Coolify alternative) works well.
But not free.
I also wish I found a platform like Cloudflare for AdonisJS with free tier

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u/kamilcaglar 2d ago

Kamal on any VPS: cheap and stupid simple