Does free software mean my app costs nothing to run?
An example question about licences, hosting and external services.
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Example question
The software is open source. Can I promise that the finished product will always be free to operate?
FreeStack example answer
No. Separate the software licence from servers, storage, email, paid APIs and maintenance. Estimate the costs at your expected usage and identify the first limit you would hit. Supabase publishes separate plan allowances; check the provider for each service your project uses. Free at prototype scale is not a permanent operating guarantee.
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