Virtual computer question

[houstondallas]

Not sure exactly what I need here but Im hoping someone can help.

I have a software program that I need to run 24/7 and am trying to avoid having to keep my computer on every hour. There is also the issue of outages and things.

What I need is to pay monthly or something for a virtual computer or space where I can download this program, have an IP address and have access to a small harddrive space.

Ive been told consider a virtual private server but Im not sure if it will give me a way to log into a "desktop" and download this program. Ive seen a couple that are command only entry and I think that would be really hard.

Anyone have an idea of what I could look for to do this? thanks

[Tx Redneck]

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[houstondallas]

Cruz will be your Huckleberry

huh? lol

[Unicorn Jeff]

huh? lol

Abex has all the answers. He is g0d

[Tx Redneck]

Abex has all the answers. He is g0d

Winnar

[txstangnut]

Azure. They will start you off on a $200 credit to see if you like it.

[bird_dog0347]

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud... any of those are what you need.

[abecx]

A VPS would work, why are you worried about your computer running? The power requirements are pretty negligible. You would probably spend more money getting a VPS than just using your desktop unless you computer is really fucking old.

[Ratt]

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud... any of those are what you need.

Not that I'm biased, or anything, but IBM Cloud, too.

[BP]

Depending on what you are trying to do a seedbox might be an option.

[yellowstang]

Raspberry Pi cluster on a battery backup

[Sgt Beavis]

All of the cloud based services will give you a desktop to logon to. AWS and Azure are the best services IMO. An Azure Basic Windows VM (1core, 750MB, 20GB Storage) runs $0.018 per hour or about $13.14 a month.