Original post is here: eklausmeier.goip.de
When you want totally hassle free hosting of static HTML then surge.sh is very attractive. It is easy to set-up and free of charge for most private users. It offers https out of the box from sectigo.com. It does not offer PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, CGI, Perl, etc. Just static HTML with CSS, JavaScript, images, etc. Your static content will be hosted on Your_Domain.surge.sh.
Steps to follow:
- Install surge:
npm install surge cdto your directory with static content: Typesurge
It cannot be easier. If you do not want to enter the domain name over and over again, you can store this chosen domain name in file CNAME and you won't be asked the next time:
1echo Your_Domain > CNAME
The surge command offers the following options.
1$ surge --help
2
3 surge – single command web publishing. (v0.21.3)
4
5 Usage:
6 surge <project> <domain>
7
8 Options:
9 -a, --add adds user to list of collaborators (email address)
10 -r, --remove removes user from list of collaborators (email address)
11 -V, --version show the version number
12 -h, --help show this help message
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14 Additional commands:
15 surge whoami show who you are logged in as
16 surge logout expire local token
17 surge login only performs authentication step
18 surge list list all domains you have access to
19 surge teardown tear down a published project
20 surge plan set account plan
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22 Guides:
23 Getting started surge.sh/help/getting-started-with-surge
24 Custom domains surge.sh/help/adding-a-custom-domain
25 Additional help surge.sh/help
26
27 When in doubt, run surge from within your project directory.
Your e-mail and encrypted password are stored in $HOME/.netrc.
The script surge will not honor symbolic links in your deployment directory. For example, an image directory will not get copied over to surge.sh.
My static site on surge.sh is here: eklausmeier.surge.sh.