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Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
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Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#32You can do something with your own custom domain and dirt cheap rates with https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/ You can deposit some money and if it doesn't get used, it just stays in the account, rather than an automatic cost per month.
Seconded. Love NFS - happily coped with HN spikes as well, and cheap as chips, especially for static content.
I tried it a few years ago, and I had to use a specialized ftp program to upload files. Do they have anything web-based now, like Cpanel?
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seconded. Love NFS - happily coped with HN spikes as well, and cheap as chips, especially for static content.
I tried it a few years ago, and I had to use a specialized ftp program to upload files. Do they have anything web-based now, like Cpanel?
I've been with them for like a decade, and I don't think you've ever needed a specialized program. Use whatever you'd normally use to copy files over ssh, sftp, or ftp (but don't use ftp).
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm pretty sure Google Sites shut down many years ago (to new accounts).
it's harder to access than I thought but it's still available - it's for google business accounts though, so scratch that. I used it internally so wasn't aware of the conditions.
It's not just for google business accounts, they just made it even more difficult to find for personal accounts. I ran into this about a week ago.
In GMail, click the tile icon > More > Even more from Google > scroll to Home & Office > Sites. From there you can create Google Sites for personal use.
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#35Github pages or amazon S3
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#36I'll echo: - Github Pages Also you can look at: - https://neocities.org/ is ad free and free Then if you're willing to compromise a bit, these are easy and free: - Wordpress if you want to post an article. It'll put spam on your page though. - Google sites is a good wiki style solution for posting a few things up with a wysiwyg editor. - If you don't want it to be an html page, there is also google docs and google dr…
I can second neocities.org. I only have one site hosted there but it's fast, free, easy, and supports having your own domain name.
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#37Honestly a push CDN zone like Cloudfront or https://www.keycdn.com/pricing is what I'd suggest. Its not free but its pretty close. $1/month unless its super busy.
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#38As others have mentioned AWS S3 is a good way to put a static page - not just a one-page website but everything that does not require a server side language - online. Additionally and IIRC without significantly increasing your bill you can put AWS CloudFront in front of your S3 bucket and you get a CDN nearly for free.
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I tried it a few years ago, and I had to use a specialized ftp program to upload files. Do they have anything web-based now, like Cpanel?
I've been with them for like a decade, and I don't think you've ever needed a specialized program. Use whatever you'd normally use to copy files over ssh, sftp, or ftp (but don't use ftp).
Yeah, this. They just use SFTP, which pretty much any program can do. Or just SSH.
But nothing web based - there's a little learning curve, but the forum support is fantastic.
Re: Ask HN: Best host for a one-page website?
#40Tumblr will probably work very well. HTML and CSS is fully customizable. You don't need to form your "theme" in a blogish fashion. Connecting a domain is free.
Tumblr is blocked in a lot of places (schools, workplaces) because of all the porn they host. So you'd likely have to have your own domain.