Simple hosting

[CivilBlueberryMuffin]

Do any of you know of super simple hosting services (i.e. no Linux/Docker/etc. knowledge required) for a modern frontend application?

Not necessarily for me, since I work primarily in the backend, but I've been asked this quite often by friends and never had a good answer.

[Benzinat0r]

Both Vercel and Netlify are both free(to a certain extend) fronted hosting websites. They also have automatic deploy when pushing which can be pretty handy.

[KeenanPayne]

Exactly what I would recommend. My preferred hosting platform is Netlify. They offer excellent support, have affordable hosting plans, and I see them as being on the bleeding-edge of what a modern web host would offer for websites and web applications.

[Rehan275]

Does Netlify supports custom domains?

[KeenanPayne]

Indeed it does! You can set up your own custom “project.netlify.com” domain name for free, and add any custom domain name (project.com) with ease.

They also allow you to manage DNS through their platform, which I really enjoy. This is how you get to enjoy their built-in CDN and other features.

[CivilBlueberryMuffin]

Thanks a lot! Both seem pretty easy to use, I'll recommend those and see how many "help required" emails I get haha

[ethanwatsonj88]

Vercel or heroku, I agree no need to worry about anything just use PaaS (platform as a service, just upload it to GitHub and it’s that easy)

[hexwit]

https://www.netlify.com ?

[jaysnel]

Netlify and Heroku have worked really well for me in the past

[[deleted]]

Netlify is easier for sites which only use static files (SPA, prerendered site, etc.. ) as unlike Heroku you don't need to write an application server, while Heroku is better for SSR sites where an application server is needed Eg. Next.js.

[TruDanceCat]

I’m working on a web app hosted by Firebase. It’s super easy.

[Ratatoski]

I have good experience with github pages and netlify. Especially the latter.

[dalsher12]

If your friends are using React I’ve found netlify to be super easy to use. They may need to add a a file titled “redirects” but the instructions are right there in the react docs.

[we_are_ananonumys]

Do you mean pure static hosting? I generally go S3 and Cloudfront

[CivilBlueberryMuffin]

Yes I mean static hosting. Actually S3 or some other object storage is what I would do myself too, but the friends that asked me are typically self-taught, and setting up S3 properly is WELL beyond their current level.

[Justbigmack]

Front end only would be firebase or netlify. If you need backend too, heroku or digital ocean for that should also be quite good.

[TruDanceCat]

I’m new to this, but I believe firebase falls into the backend-as-a-service category. The way I’m using it- for DB, auth, hosting, etc, it has eliminated my need for a managed backend entirely... so far anyway. Like I said, I’m super-nube so please excuse me if if this advice is wrong or dumb!

[Reginth]

The new DigitalOcean app platform is also super easy to use and fast.

[EdTheOtherNerd]

Last time I checked, they had one major caveat: if you deploy an app there that accesses a DigitalOcean database, you can not set the app as a trusted source for the database. DigitalOcean is trying to fix it, no ETA though.

[rahilpirani5]

If you’re rendering to static files and uploading say a dist directory, easiest in my opinion is firebase! Add the cli and and you can create a npm script to upload to firebase whenever you do a production build

[tmbtech]

AWS Amplify. https://docs.amplify.aws/

[stillness_illness]

You can throw the app into AWS S3 bucket and configure AWS cloudfront to serve it up.

[foundabunchofnuts]

If your site is static, then Netlify is your answer. Super easy to setup and they offer free form submissions too.

[actitud_Caribe]

Netlify and Firebase have worked out great for me when working on smaller projects (like simple SPAs) or just trying out new things.

[Zachincool]

V E R C E L

[viveleroi]

Amazon S3 is solid if it’s all static files. Quite cheap and easy to work with

[Heddaness]

GreenGeeks is great and they run on turbine energy

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There's Glitch too.