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Hey /g/
Not sure if you aware, but Google closed down has an "always free" tier which, among other things, enables you to have a compute machine with any distro you want, just shit specs (1 shared CPU, 600 MB memory).
I was goofing around with one, usual access is only ssh but I ended up installing a DE (lubuntu) and entered it by vnc. Horrible and laggy, of course, but it works.
So I was wondering, what can I do with it? I thought maybe an owncloud server, maybe a seedbox, but I don't know if these specs will be any good for that. Any ideas / suggestions?
Pic unrelated, just some thinkpad I was cleaning.
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>>61912081
Google cloud *
Fucking autocorrect.
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>>61912081
>maybe a seedbox
I wasn't able to locate any information through a quick search, but it is a grey area legally. And I'm sure it somehow violates their terms of service but I don't care enough to dig through that mess. Also for anyone who looks at this thread don't try to mine fucking bitcoins or any other crypto currency with google cloud, google will ban your account.
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>>61912081
>In the European Union, Google Cloud Platform services can be used for business purposes only. Business status means that you'd like to see a potential economic benefit from your development activities, for example: using the Google Cloud Platform to develop prototypes or applications with a goal of generating revenue in the future. Most software developers (including affiliates, sole traders, self-employed merchants, partnerships, students and others) use Google Cloud Platform for business purposes.
>Note: If you are located in the European Union and the sole purpose for which you want to use Google Cloud Platform services has no potential economic benefit you should not use the service. If you have already started using Google Cloud Platform, you should discontinue using the service. See Create, modify, or close your billing account to learn how to disable billing on your projects.
Is this revenge for Europe making Google pay huge fines for anti-competitive practices? If so, it's petty and pathetic. I'd close all my google accounts if I didn't need them to store pirated movies on GDrive.
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What are you waiting for? Install gentoo on it.
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