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Host a planet-scale geocoder for $10/mo

About a month ago I began work a new geocoder (demo), or search engine for places and addresses. I wanted to make something very inexpens... For the uninitiated, a geocoder is maps-tech jargon for a search engine for addresses and points of interest.

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