[emmjay]

RDS does have a free tier: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/free/

[codezero]

While cool, this is only valid for the first 12 months of an AWS account.

[dawnerd]

I've seen people suggest this a lot when someone is asking for hosting advice. Do people just make new accounts every year or something?

[Monotoko]

Yes, that's what I do and it's pretty much encouraged when I asked AWS if it was allowed.

[fapjacks]

I've been doing that every year since 2007! You can even use the same credit card information.

[codezero]

I dunno, I've never done that, too much of a pain :/