There is a free odoo host called skysize:
However, for developers or users who wish to try out frappe / ERPnext, are there any sites which provide free hosting of frappe benches so that users/developers can install, try out and develop frappe apps?
Although they have restrictions i use Github Codespaces
Thanks for your heads up.
I have just logged into github codespaces. Which quick start template would you choose? Or how should I set it up for frappe bench?
Just clone the GitHub - frappe/frappe_docker: Docker images for production and development setups of the Frappe framework and ERPNext repo and run the pwd.yml (docker compose -f pwd.yml up -d)
Set port 8080 to public and you can show it to a client (upto a max 4 hours (default 30 mins) of inactivity then it will shutdown)
Dont forget to shut it down as it will eat into your free monthly hours
Fastest and easiest way to try out Erpnext is to use Single Node Bootable Container Images:
docker pull vyogo/erpnext:sne-version-16 . And run the image.
System starts in 50 seconds. Just ensure your docker memory is atleast 12GB
Hi Guys,
Just want to share a quick tip to make your localhost available online
Normally we would use ngrok (temporary) or tailscale funnel (needs VPN setup)
Now we have another option which is a permanent URL (as per the docs) with Vscode Dev Tunnels (beta)
In github codespaces make sure you use the dev container mentioned at frappe_docker/docs/05-development/04-alternate-setup.md at main · frappe/frappe_docker · GitHub and then when you make for port-forwarded address public change “web: bench serve --port 8000 --proxy” in the Procfile before you use bench start. This is because github codespaces can only do port forwarding on port numbers (localhost:XXXX) and not subdomains (YYYYYY.localhost:XXXX) - Aspire localhost TLD (*.dev.localhost) URLs break Codespaces port forwarding · Issue #14236 · microsoft/aspire · GitHub
Hope it helps someone