If I have a script that is polling an API from an external system and then transforming the data and writing to Acumatica - what is the best free way to host that script so it can run on a schedule?
So far it runs in my VM in the background but I want to know if there are any better or fully free options.
If your script just needs to run on a schedule (not 24/7), GitHub Actions is one of the best fully free options. You can run Python/Node/PowerShell scripts on a cron schedule and store Acumatica/API credentials securely using GitHub Secrets—no server to maintain.
Other free options include AWS Lambda / Azure Functions / Google Cloud Run (serverless with free tiers) if you’re okay converting the script to a function.
If the process must run continuously, a free cloud VM (Oracle Cloud Free Tier or Google f1-micro) with a cron job is closer to what you’re doing today.
For simple scheduled polling, GitHub Actions is usually the easiest and cleanest choice.
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