Hey everyone! I’m new to freeCodeCamp so wanted to ask for devs who work on virtual machines:
Is there a good website that I can use virtual machines on? Because most of them are so expensive and resource-consuming. Any ideas?
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I’d honestly start by asking what you need the VM for, because the best option depends on your goal.
If you’re learning web development, I don’t think it’s worth paying for an expensive virtual machine. I mostly use free tools unless I need something specific. For basic Linux practice, GitHub Codespaces and Google Cloud Shell are more than enough, and if you’re on Windows, WSL is surprisingly good and much lighter than running a full VM.
If you need to test different operating systems or software, then VirtualBox is still a solid free choice.
Before spending any money, try one of the free options first. You might find it does everything you need. What are you planning to use the VM for?
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I was planning to use it for my website, for context im making a CodePen alternative website, and I require to run a sandbox via a VM, and I was thinking of using my old macbook or use a VM, but still deciding