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You can sign up on their website: https://www.stackit.de/en/

While there are no free credits the services are priced pay per use to the minute with a much simpler pricing model than the large hyperscalers like AWS. See prices for EC2 here: https://www.stackit.de/en/pricing/cloud-services/iaas/stacki...

You can find the docs here: https://docs.stackit.cloud/stackit/en/knowledge-base-8530170...

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Note that you need to be Incorporated in Germany, Austria or Switzerland to use it. And they dont allow individuals to open accounts. Only companies.

"The European cloud" that doesn't allow sign ups from Europe is extremely ironic.

I don't know how they keep getting all this press without actually delivering anything

I came here to state exactly this. As a dutch individual that has 'cloud' high on his CV, I would like to create an account and test this to see if it is something I should invest my time in to make it part of my cv. But ... they won't allow that.

Ah well, next!

Lidl got SAP's award for best customer a few years before admitting they have wasted half a billion on SAP implementation.

It's the same thing again.

> award for best customer

I've never heard of this. Does it mean best cash cow?

I expect nothing less from SAP

Their pricing page is funny. Can I have 2 RAMs please?

My physics teacher would get spitting mad at them for not specifying the unit.

Of course their billing is also 'hours'. Instead of 'hourly'.

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