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Animats on July 12, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: AWS Free Tier Changes on July 15, 2025

No more running on free tier forever. "6-month maximum duration".

bigstrat2003 on July 12, 2025 [–]

But you never could? The free tier has always ended after 12 months.

Animats on July 12, 2025 | [–]

Hm. Does the "always free" tier remain free after 6 months? [1] Or do you have to pay something to keep the account alive?

[1] https://aws.amazon.com/free/database/?p=ft&z=subnav&...

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