Ask HN: Cheapest/easiest way to host a static site?
I use <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nearlyfreespeech.net" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nearlyfreespeech.net</a> for my static site.<p>It isn&#x27;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.<p>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 things like serve html without the .html filetype in the url; e.g. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;zck.org&#x2F;emacsconf2020" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;zck.org&#x2F;emacsconf2020</a> is stored on the server as emacsconf2020.html . (I do this so Emacs recognizes the files as html, but keeps the urls clean).<p>It&#x27;s a nice tool if you want to get a little involved in your setup, without getting wrapped up in proprietary tooling. It does charge for what you use, so it&#x27;s not a great site if you are going to host Blu-ray images that get downloaded from everyone on HN.