Test and Deploy Apps With Kinsta’s Hobby Tier
When you are learning something new or building your dream app, the last thing you want to deal with is hosting. See how easy it is to get started and scale on Kinsta’s managed infrastructure.
Get Started Fast
- Connect your GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab repository.
- Select branch, specify your build environment and start command.
- Deploy manually or automatically on commit.
24/7/365 Support from Kinsta Experts
Get live-chart technical support from Kinsta experts in under 2 minutes. No ticket system or tiered support. Only useful and real-time replies.
Predictable Transparent Pricing
Pay only for what you use. You have full control over the resources consumed. There are no per-seat costs. We include live-chat support, deployment and security features in every pricing tier at no extra cost. View pricing calculator.
Hobby
- CPU Count
- 0.3 CPU
- RAM
- 0.3GB RAM
Standard
starting from- CPU Count
- 0.5 CPU
- RAM
- 1GB RAM
Memory Optimized
starting from- CPU Count
- 0.5 CPU
- RAM
- 2GB RAM
CPU Optimized
starting from- CPU Count
- 1 CPU
- RAM
- 1GB RAM
Simple Hosting So You Can Keep Coding
Get off your local and see how your app performs now, in a real-world environment.
Endless Experimentation and Testing
Learn, build, and experiment with the tech you love or have been wanting to learn.
Automatic container image creation through Nixpacks or Buildpacks. Or bring your own Dockerfile to host almost anything.
Browse quick starts in our documentation or see their GitHub repos.
Choose Your Data Center
At no extra cost to you, select the region that works best for you and your customers. Choose from 25 data centers.
- Orange
- Data Centers (37)
- Purple
- CDN Locations (260)
You Code, We Host
Focus on learning and developing your app, we’ll handle the heavy lifting of infrastructure management.
Premium Features From Start To Scale
Unlike some web hosts, you get access to our premium tools, SLA, and 24/7 support right from the start.
Kinsta | Fly.io | Platform.sh | Render | Railway.app | |
Unrestricted Support 24/7 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
99.9% Uptime SLA | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Data centers | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Enterprise-Level Cloudflare DDoS Protection | Yes | No | No | Yes | Not specified |
Concurrent Builds | Unlimited | Not specified | Not specified | 1 | Not specified |
Unlimited Free Users | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
MyKinsta: Manage All Your Apps and Databases in One Place
Manage all your apps and databases from your MyKinsta dashboard. Invite unlimited collaborators at no extra charge.
MyKinsta provides simple dashboards to monitor your app so you can learn more about how your code performs in a real-world environment.
Use Cases for Hobby Tier
View or fork our GitHub Quick Start / Hello World code repos to get started easily.
Proof-Of-Concept Apps
Take your idea from learning and prototyping all the way to production and scaling all without ever having to worry about cloud infrastructure.
Contract Work
Build functional websites to share with your client on a private Kinsta domain. Your domain will look like your-app-name.kinsta.app
.
Personal Projects
Show off your code skills to the world with a personal website built on that new tech stack you’ve been learning. Deploying and redeploying is fast and easy.
Learning New Frameworks or Languages
When learning new code skills, it’s also great to get basic DevOps and CI/CD (continuous integration / deployment) experience. Learn with a Kinsta-hosted app.
Simple. Straightforward. Scalable.
See your app in action on premium and scalable cloud infrastructure. There’s no reason not to try it.
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FAQ
How does the free trial work?
Sign up for Application Hosting or Database Hosting and you’ll automatically join our free trial. The free trial is limited to $20 in pod resources and is applicable only to your first month of hosting.
Will my credit card be billed when I set up an account?
No, with Application Hosting or Database Hosting, you won’t be charged until the end of your first billing cycle, and not until after your free trial.
(Note: with Managed WordPress Hosting, you’ll be charged at the beginning of your monthly billing cycle.)
Can I scale up from Hobby Tier when I need to?
Yes. You can scale your app vertically (more resources on your pod) or horizontally (more pods) at any time. This will allow you handle requests as needed.
Learn more about scaling application resources here.
How are resources calculated?
You pay only for the resources you used. We bill monthly at the end of your billing cycle or when your use of the services reaches a preset billing threshold, whichever occurs first.
Do you offer persistent storage for hosting stateful applications?
Yes, on the MyKinsta control panel you can create an application and attach a disk to it for storing persistent data in a file system. Please note:
- Any application without an attached disk is stateless, meaning all data will be erased when you redeploy, restart, or shut down the application. No user data is retained.
- Check out our persistent storage pricing options.
- Persistent storage is also sometimes called: non-volatile storage, persistent disk storage, persistent data, or persistent volume.
Can I set up a custom domain name?
No, not with the Hobby Tier. You’ll have a domain that looks like this:your-app-name.kinsta.app
For custom domains select a pricing plan from Standard, CPU Optimized, or Memory Optimized options.
Are there any limitations with the Hobby Tier that other tiers do not have?
The Hobby Tier does not offer custom domain names. It does offer the rest of Kinsta’s live-chat support, security, and performance features that some other web hosts limit on lower tiers.
Helping You Succeed
We make hosting easy so you can focus on building great apps for customers. Get your app online today for free.