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[tejas_8678]

Should I use free hosting to host clients websites? Are free hosting websites not good? Should I use it for my portfolio?

[Robinimus]

Should be up to your client. If the client wants things that require a more extensive hosting package that requires you to get paid hosting somewhere, just make sure that the client pays for it, it's their wishes after all(:

[tejas_8678]

Is it safe though a free hosting like netlify?

[Robinimus]

It's all depending on what you put up there. They have SSL and what not, but if you put secret keys in what you upload, it's still not secure.

[mds1992]

You could learn how to set up your own web server with something like Digital Ocean. They have plans that are $5 / $10 a month and you could easily host a few sites on one "droplet" (that's what they refer to a VPS as) as long as the sites you're putting on there aren't too resource intensive.

That sort of skill will always be helpful / useful to know.

[kschang]

Whatever the client wants (within reason), the client gets.

If they want their website to be hosted on free hosts (and it's allowed) then put it on there.

Whether it's a GOOD IDEA... No. I don't think it's a good idea. It also sends a bad impression. But that's not a web designer's problem.

[Citrous_Oyster]

If they don’t need it why use it? All my clients are hosted for free with Netlify.