I’m running a web server in a VM and I use it every day. It’s mostly idle, but it’s continually available. I wonder how much “continuous runtime” that is?
I’m running a web server in a VM and I use it every day. It’s mostly idle, but it’s continually available. I wonder how much “continuous runtime” that is?
The stopwatch starts when a request arrives and stops after your processor sends the response. You’re not charged for idle time. For low-demand services, it’s a bargain. The tradeoff is a bit of extra latency for cold starts (i.e. when a request hasn’t been processed in a while). Nowhere near a full classic VM launch though—typically under a second.