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Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by themolecularman »

livinginfear wrote: post #283
zck wrote: post #28

I use https://nearlyfreespeech.net for my static site. It isn't free -- it is pretty cheap -- but it has a lot going for it. It requires no custom tooling -- I upload via rsync. This makes it trivial to migrate to a new provider if necessary. I develop my site locally, then rsync it up. I have a custom domain pointed at the site, and also a custom .htaccess, so I have a good amount of control over the site. I do thin…

I have used nfshost for hosting multiple sites for over a decade. They're a fantastic service that's simple, secure, and provides great, fast support. They recently published this blog post: https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2021/01/19/free-speech-in-... After reading this, I made the decision to move my hosting elsewhere. I have never hosted content that is even remotely political, and have no intention to do so. I…

Thanks for sharing their post.

As the saying goes there's a difference between hate speech and speech that you hate. It seems like the line between the two is getting murkier everyday with people labeling things that hurt their feelings as micro-aggressions which are a form of "violence" to some people.

I prefer not to support businesses that anoint themselves arbiters of morality.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by cauthon »

busymom0 wrote: post #340
livinginfear wrote: post #283

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have used nfshost for hosting multiple sites for over a decade. They're a fantastic service that's simple, secure, and provides great, fast support. They recently published this blog post: https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2021/01/19/free-speech-in-... After reading this, I made the decision to move my hosting elsewhere. I have never hosted content that is even remotely political, and have no intention to do so. I…

That blog post was why I decided to not use them too. Specifically their line about > "and we have no interest in living in a sea of mayonnaise." What is that even supposed to mean?? Who refers to people as "mayonnaise"?? While claiming to be against racism??

I read it as a succinct and derisive dismissal of white supremacist beliefs, particularly racial purity.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by hamburglar »

busymom0 wrote: post #345
deepspace wrote: post #336

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for pointing out this blog post. I used NFS for many years but moved away a while ago for opportunistic reasons. However, after reading that post, I will make every effort to go back to them. "Freedom of speech" does not include hate speech or racist speech or any speech advocating against a group of people in my worldview, and I therefore agree 100% with NFS's stance. All freedoms have limits, agreed to by…

Politically incorrect things get labelled "racist" now a days. I, as a brown immigrant, get to criticize my home country all I want. I can call my home country corrupt, filthy, polluted, no regards for women rights, gay rights, caste system, rapes etc and be totally okay as long as the other person knows I am brown. But suddenly if a white person or someone with the wrong "political affilitation" says the same things…

White people are allowed to criticize the country in the exact same way here too. That’s not the type of stuff we are talking about.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by hamburglar »

busymom0 wrote: post #343
yarcob wrote: post #339

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a difference between "freely expressing your ideas" and eg. plotting a vigilante kidnapping. The former should be protected, the latter should be reported to the police. A lot of the people who say they want free speech actually have some kind of anarchist fantasy where they can do whatever they want without consequences. It seems like you care about free speech, not anarchism, so I'm not sure why the blog po…

Why are we letting tech companies become self appointed judge and jury, often forced to do so by online mobs? There's a full legal system to take care of those who actually incite violence/plot kidnapping etc. Nobody is talking about defending them.

You’re talking about forcing a company like nfshost to help them in their illegal and/or immoral endeavors? Companies have a right to fire customers they don’t like, with a few very well-specified exceptions. You’re trying to take away that right?

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by ajkjk »

busymom0 wrote: post #343
yarcob wrote: post #339

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a difference between "freely expressing your ideas" and eg. plotting a vigilante kidnapping. The former should be protected, the latter should be reported to the police. A lot of the people who say they want free speech actually have some kind of anarchist fantasy where they can do whatever they want without consequences. It seems like you care about free speech, not anarchism, so I'm not sure why the blog po…

Why are we letting tech companies become self appointed judge and jury, often forced to do so by online mobs? There's a full legal system to take care of those who actually incite violence/plot kidnapping etc. Nobody is talking about defending them.

Well they're not really a judge and jury, they're reporting you to the police who involve the judge and jury. It's not like the web host is sending anyone to jail. They're just refusing to business with crappy people, which is something all business get to do.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by [deleted] »

deepspace wrote: post #336
livinginfear wrote: post #283

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have used nfshost for hosting multiple sites for over a decade. They're a fantastic service that's simple, secure, and provides great, fast support. They recently published this blog post: https://blog.nearlyfreespeech.net/2021/01/19/free-speech-in-... After reading this, I made the decision to move my hosting elsewhere. I have never hosted content that is even remotely political, and have no intention to do so. I…

Thank you for pointing out this blog post. I used NFS for many years but moved away a while ago for opportunistic reasons. However, after reading that post, I will make every effort to go back to them. "Freedom of speech" does not include hate speech or racist speech or any speech advocating against a group of people in my worldview, and I therefore agree 100% with NFS's stance. All freedoms have limits, agreed to by…

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Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by hamburglar »

herodoturtle wrote: post #308
zck wrote: post #28

I use https://nearlyfreespeech.net for my static site. It isn't free -- it is pretty cheap -- but it has a lot going for it. It requires no custom tooling -- I upload via rsync. This makes it trivial to migrate to a new provider if necessary. I develop my site locally, then rsync it up. I have a custom domain pointed at the site, and also a custom .htaccess, so I have a good amount of control over the site. I do thin…

Another happy long time user of NFS here. Just thought I'd chime in to add my 2 cents, on the off chance that it helps someone here make an informed decision. NFS is also great for small MySQL backed sites - for example your Wordpress blog or something similar. Their pricing model is so transparent and predictable, and the support from Jeff and co is great (their documentation and FAQ is simply brilliant). Also their…

They’re also quite on the ball with system monitoring. I remember once about 15 years ago when I decided to see if I was able to ssh tunnel a socks proxy through their shell machine (I was curious what would happen) and they had my account suspended within minutes. :D Great job, guys (sincerely). Took me promising never to do it again to get reinstated.

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by zck »

johnx123-up wrote: post #349
zck wrote: post #28

I use https://nearlyfreespeech.net for my static site. It isn't free -- it is pretty cheap -- but it has a lot going for it. It requires no custom tooling -- I upload via rsync. This makes it trivial to migrate to a new provider if necessary. I develop my site locally, then rsync it up. I have a custom domain pointed at the site, and also a custom .htaccess, so I have a good amount of control over the site. I do thin…

> I do things like serve html without the .html filetype in the url; e.g. https://zck.org/emacsconf2020 is stored on the server as emacsconf2020.html How do you handle it?

In the .htaccess:

  RewriteEngine on
  RewriteCond ${REQUEST_FILENAME} !-D
  RewriteRule "^((?:.*/)*[^/.]+)$" "$1.html" [NC]

Re: Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?

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Post by busymom0 »

cauthon wrote: post #352
busymom0 wrote: post #340

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That blog post was why I decided to not use them too. Specifically their line about > "and we have no interest in living in a sea of mayonnaise." What is that even supposed to mean?? Who refers to people as "mayonnaise"?? While claiming to be against racism??

I read it as a succinct and derisive dismissal of white supremacist beliefs, particularly racial purity.

Anyone who refers to people as "mayonnaise" and "curry" are racist themselves.
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