THE FREE DEVELOPER RESOURCE DIRECTORY

Everything you need to build, launch, and grow.

Discover free domains, hosting, VPNs, DNS providers, SSL certificates, and authentication tools for your next project.

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Curated for developers, makers, students, and indie hackers.

THE DEVNEEDS INDEX

The right tools make the first step easier.

Explore a handpicked collection of free and free-tier services that help you take an idea from first line of code to a live, secure product.

Free tiers, limits, eligibility, and availability may change. Verify the current terms on each provider's official website before relying on a service for production use.

LEARN & BUILD

Tutorials

Watch step-by-step video guides on how to set up and use each tool. From domain registration to SSL certificates and authentication.

CHOOSE YOUR STACK

Starter paths for every project.

Not sure where to begin? Here are recommended combinations of free tools for common use cases.

Launching a static site

Perfect for portfolios, docs, and landing pages. Zero cost to get online.

GitHub Pages Cloudflare Pages Vercel Netlify Free domain Let's Encrypt

Building a full-stack app

Backend, database, auth, and deployment — all on free tiers.

Render Supabase Clerk / Auth0 Cloudflare DNS Free SSL

Running a personal project

Self-host with a free VPS, dynamic DNS, VPN access, and security.

DuckDNS Oracle Cloud Free Tier ProtonVPN Cloudflare DNS

Publishing a portfolio

Show off your work with a professional developer domain and fast hosting.

GitHub Pages is-a.dev Cloudflare Pages Free SSL

Built for the first version.

DevNeeds helps developers find the building blocks behind their next idea. No noise, no unnecessary complexity — just useful free resources organized around the work that matters.