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The Oracle documentation can be accessed with the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/cloud\/free-1\/?source=v1-TECH-JumpNav-j2204-20241205<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a free OCI account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need credit card details, but won’t be charged (unless chargeable features are used). Main challenge is to ensure that you do not use chargeable features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a VM with following specifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shape configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shape:<\/strong>VM.Standard.A1.Flex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCPU count:<\/strong>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Network bandwidth (Gbps):<\/strong>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory (GB):<\/strong>12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local disk:<\/strong>Block storage only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Operating system:<\/strong>Oracle Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Version:<\/strong>8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image:<\/strong>Oracle-Linux-8.9-aarch64-2024.05.29-0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image depends on latest available. I used the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch to a Pay As You Go<\/strong> account. Pay only for services that exceed the monthly free amounts from Always Free Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure only “always free” services are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(To be continued…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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