Best way to host a simple Laravel blog for free in 2026? | Laravel | Page 1

torpid pasture Feb 20, 2026, 10:13 AM

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Hey guys! 👋

I’m building a tiny Laravel project for a friend—basically a simple book review blog. It’s just a home page with the feed, a show page for the reviews, and a basic dashboard so she can upload text and images.

The catch? She has zero budget for hosting and doesn't mind using a subdomain.

I’m looking for advice on the best way to host this for $0/month. I’m mostly worried about the database and where to store the images without hitting a paywall or dealing with ephemeral storage issues.

What’s your go-to stack for 'free' Laravel hosting these days? Any tips on keeping it simple?

Thanks a ton! 🙏

steep hedge Feb 20, 2026, 10:20 AM

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~~localhost~~i think you can use free tier on cloudflare/vercel + neondb

torpid pasture Feb 20, 2026, 10:22 AM

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Thanks! Does Laravel run smoothly on Vercel/Cloudflare without much configuration? And what about image storage (book covers)?

steep hedge Feb 20, 2026, 10:32 AM

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it does, you can check my code and it's commits here: https://github.com/dominosaurs/laravel-breeze-react-vercel-deployment-example

but i have no idea for the storage problem

#Best way to host a simple Laravel blog for free in 2026?