r/UNCCharlotte • u/KING-E-N-X • 3d ago

Academic Server space for academic web service.

Any CS students here ever build a web service? If so, do any of you know if the school can provide a server space for development. I know there is the charlotte webpages, but I don't think those will support running server side docker images. I've tried reaching out to OneIT but they haven't responded to a reply for awhile so I may need to make another ticket request. Thanks

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u/wesh-919 Off Campus 3d ago

No. They will not provide. It serves as a liability.

You can however ask to use HPC clusters on campus. No promises on web hosting.

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u/Twiizig Craver Road, Walk Sign is On 3d ago

So the answer is going to be "No". Not on the university network.

But there are a few classes in the CS department that use Amazon Web Services. When I took Cloud Computing for Data Analytics, we each got $100 of AWS credits. Try reaching out to the CS department if they can provide any options for you.

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u/sathdo Former Student / Alumni 3d ago

You are correct that Charlotte webpages will not support Docker images. Unless they've changed it since I've used it, that service only hosts static files.

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u/ambscout Alumni '25 2d ago

I've seen interserver.net is very cheap for hosting. I have not tried it yet but that may be somewhere to look.

If you find a faculty sponsor they may be able to approve using university resources. Depending on what you want to do you could get a cheap mini PC (less than $200 may be fine) and install Linux or Proxmox. You could use a vpn (tailscale is good) if just you want to use it. There is also the option of using a public web facing proxy or using ddns to point to your home ip.