How to host a script?

Question

I am trying to finish a personal project, which I describe its operation below.

My project consists of running a script (like a service) in the cloud.

I have on the one hand, a python script (created by me) which I want to host, and on the other hand a c++ script (not created by me), which I need to use from my python script, using boost-python.

My first way was to host my python script in pythonanywhere, but it doesn't work for me because the c++ script was designed for windows (it uses libraries only for the windows platform such as windows.h) and when compiling it ends in an error (pythonanywhere uses linux as base system).

So I would like someone to help me and tell me what is the correct way to do what I describe. I understand that it can be one of the following variants, but in some cases I am not entirely convinced that it can, or I do not know how to proceed.

• Pay for a Virtual Desktop, and schedule the execution of my python script.
• Use what is explained here.
• Use a docket image with windows and host it somewhere.
• Use Heroku

Note. My project needs/use a database.

Answer 1

Linux also supports C compilation. It's kernel is coded in C. Try compiling your code on linux with a tool like gcc, available on it.