As a web developer, having access to a persistent, virtual machine in the cloud is often useful for testing and development. While many cloud-based providers offer limited free tiers (e.g. AWS, GCP, or Azure), Oracle Cloud stands out by providing a true “always free” cloud VM. In this article, we’ll look into setting up Oracle VM (under their always free tier). There are multiple advantages to using it instead of limited free offerings from services like AWS.
