I host a Lemmy.world web UI at https://lemminator.netlify.app/ on Netlify’s free tier. Due to intense usage, I got an e-mail warning me that 75% of my functions allowance has been depleted:
I assume that when this counter hits 100%, people who use it will be locked out until the bill cycle resets. Although instance admins can self-host Lemminator, it’s still missing a few features like post creation and registration that admins might consider essential.
What do I do? Are there any other free Netlify-like services where I wouldn’t run into this usage limit?
The cloud is just someone else’s computer. You have the good problem that people like your site. You have a bad problem that someone else wants you to pay for all those people who like your site to use their computer in the cloud. You need to self fund or think of a way to earn enough revenue or raise enough funds to pay someone to host your site.