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Many of you guys might be looking for a good hosting that is not very expensive - here's a great one that is free for one year.

So here it is, a way to get a free Windows/Linux VPS for 1 year, here are the specs :

  • 30Gb Hdd ( you’ll have around 11Gb free after the windows is installed)
  • 1Gb of RAM
  • 1 virtual processor at 2.49Ghz
  • OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
  • 1GB monthly free traffic ( if you go over they will charge you $0.12 per 1Gb which is almost free as well )

What you will need :
- a credit card - you will not be billed but it's required to create the account
- a phone number - they will call to verify identity (robot not human)
- 5-15 minutes to set everything up the first time

How to get it? It's simple, it's an Amazon offer for all new AWS accounts, here is where you start :

http://aws.amazon.com/free/

Hit the get started today button and follow all the steps they put you through, at the end you will have your very own VPS, free for 1 year. Be prepared to spend a little time filling everything up as they didn't exactly make this a 2 step installation program as wordpress

You have all the info you need to do it on your own, in case you want step by step instructions to do this .

Hope everybody likes this freebie, let me know what you think

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The approach suggested by (and confirmed by ) is a practical way to get a temporary Windows server. A few concise, pragmatic follow-ups make the setup safer and reduce the chance of surprise charges or an exposed system.

Cost controls: official, free‑tier–eligible AMIs are preferable to Marketplace images that often add per‑hour vendor fees. A billing budget/alert in the provider console will surface unexpected usage quickly. Stopped instances still retain attached block storage and snapshots, which continue to incur storage fees — remove unattached volumes and old snapshots. Outbound data transfer (egress) is generally billable and can become the largest unexpected cost.

Security and hardening: restrict Remote Desktop at both the OS firewall and the cloud security‑group level to a small set of IP ranges. Avoid opening RDP to the internet; use a bastion/jump host or the provider’s managed session agent where available. Apply Windows Update and endpoint protection before exposing services, rotate credentials regularly, and use a non‑admin account for day‑to‑day work.

Operations and recovery: create an AMI or EBS snapshot after system customization so recovery is fast. Schedule automatic stop/start for predictable idle windows (or terminate instances and delete volumes when no longer needed) to limit runtime charges. Keep a short written record of region, AMI ID and instance ID for each server. Provider free‑tier terms and marketplace charges change over time; checking the provider’s current documentation before relying on any “free” offering is recommended.

These points expand on ’s walkthrough and help explain why ’s test may have succeeded without surprises.

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Hm works pretty well. Not bad at all. Great job OP.
TESTED AND WORKS! Have fun. <3

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