Why not create an AWS account? It's free and you don't have to "launch servers" or do anything else with it.

I guess RSS is the best option. Even if you don't have to launch servers I still believe you need to confirm your phone number and some other things. I'm just looking for a way to share news with friends without having to forward the e-mails every time.

But.. but.. HN told me there's a war on RSS!

And if you already have an Amazon.com account, you can use it for AWS as well.