cloud

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Photographic view down a long data-center aisle of glowing server racks receding into blue haze, with a lone figure walking toward the far end

What is 'the cloud', really? Someone else's computer, rented by the minute

Lesson 5 of making it real: the cloud, in plain terms, for anyone vibe coding an app. It isn't fluffy or far away — it's real computers in buildings you rent over the internet and give back when you're done.

Sam Ortega · 2h ago · 4 min

Isometric cutaway illustration of a small data-center room: rows of dark server racks with blinking lights, a person holding a tablet, a cooling unit, and a round usage meter on the wall

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Hosting, and what it costs: free until people show up

Lesson 3 of making it real: if you vibe code, the one bill that surprises you is AI. Hosting is renting the always-on computer your app runs on — mostly free until real users arrive, then metered where it counts.

Sam Ortega · 2h ago · 4 min