fly.io is a cloud deployment platform that is a very good match for owlcms . Running on fly.io is free because the monthly fees are well below the minimal charging fees of 5 US$ and no bill is emitted.
This application automates the owlcms deployment process so that it is easy to
- create an owlcms application and update it to the latest version when desired
- create a public results application and update it to the latest version when desired
- connect the two via a shared secret
- use the shared secret to connect an on-site (laptop) owlcms to the cloud publicresults
The application is deployed in the cloud at https://owlcms-cloud.fly.dev