Yeah I agree. The strategy is definitely to shut down apps, or make a killing on the ones that do stay.

What this should also signal to Reddit in general is that their app needs a lot to get to the usability and loyalty gained from 3rd party.

For sure. Shouldn't be too hard just need to sit down and spend a good block of time on it.

I'll probably use a bit of either pulumi or terraform, if that's ok!

Definitely try Ubuntu as a easy starter. Supports a lot of hardware, is a good first step.

I'm actually considering doing an instance on gcp cloud run, just because my main work is in gcp and it's a pretty decent way to run containers.

I'm thinking I might do a build of the image per the doco via GitHub actions and push the image into artifact registry (GCP service)..

The outrage has a few different angles, but one key theme is that Reddit weren't exactly forthcoming with specifics around pricing information until very recently, leaving 3rd party Devs little time to negotiate a better price or actually develop the changes required to play along.

Yes, Reddit should be able to charge for their API, as a commercial business. But it's the approach taken, the short self imposed timelines and artificial pressures applied that have angered the Devs, taking the apps offline and upsetting the users