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I am trying to decide between asp.net core and java(spring framework). I am creating a social media website which i intend will hold a lot of users.
Because I am a university student, my budget is very low, and ideally i would love to host my website for free until my website gets some users, and consequently i can start paying off the fees required for a more sophisticated web hosting service.
I have looked around and can find 1 or 2 web hosting sites that will host java web applications for free, but unfortunately cannot find any web hosting sites for an asp.net core application(if I was to use Azure, my website would have to be for education purposes, which is not what I'm planning to do).
Out of using java and asp.net, which platform is the most cheapest to host in general? Which platform has the most opportunities to be hosted for free, or for a cheap price?