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[Dakota Tebaldi]

Wow, lol, I didn't expect so many suggestions! That's a lot of possibilities to consider - thanks you guys.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I decided to go with Erich's suggestion and use VS Code for now, while I'm learning. Once I know the ropes, it'll be easier to switch to another editor that isn't so hand-holdy, but it's useful now especially since a lot (a WHOLE lot) of beginner HTML/CSS tutorials assume you're using it.

I've been convinced to make my own web-revival personal site. Granted it didn't take much convincing, I've already been getting increasingly fed up with Corp Web over the last five years or so but especially in the last year and a half. But I've recently been looking into some Web 1.0 advocacy sites and communities and finding out that they're small but lively, and that it isn't just a Geocities-throwback nostalgia A E S T H E T I C thing or old people yelling at clouds - I mean yeah there's definitely plenty of both of those, but I also found a lot of pretty good thought put into the case for having a simple personal web space that resonates with me. So then I looked a bit further and it feels like while HTML/CSS/JS is certainly deep and wide, you also don't need to know an awful lot of it to just...have a web site, if you don't really care that much about SEO or monetization.

 

[Casey Pelous]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YELLING AT CLOUDS?

 

[Noodles]

I decided to go with Erich's suggestion and use VS Code for now, while I'm learning. Once I know the ropes, it'll be easier to switch to another editor that isn't so hand-holdy, but it's useful now especially since a lot (a WHOLE lot) of beginner HTML/CSS tutorials assume you're using it.

I've been convinced to make my own web-revival personal site. Granted it didn't take much convincing, I've already been getting increasingly fed up with Corp Web over the last five years or so but especially in the last year and a half. But I've recently been looking into some Web 1.0 advocacy sites and communities and finding out that they're small but lively, and that it isn't just a Geocities-throwback nostalgia A E S T H E T I C thing or old people yelling at clouds - I mean yeah there's definitely plenty of both of those, but I also found a lot of pretty good thought put into the case for having a simple personal web space that resonates with me. So then I looked a bit further and it feels like while HTML/CSS/JS is certainly deep and wide, you also don't need to know an awful lot of it to just...have a web site, if you don't really care that much about SEO or monetization.

I don' know how much you use GitHub if at all but it's pretty easy to host a static site at like "Dakota.github.io".

 

[Essence Lumin]

I don' know how much you use GitHub if at all but it's pretty easy to host a static site at like "Dakota.github.io".

I prefer nearlyfreespeech.net. If you have any dynamic content at all such one text field you can't use github. If you have a low volume low storage site, nearlyfreespeech can be as little as 30 cents a month. nearlyfreespeech is all linux though.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I don' know how much you use GitHub if at all but it's pretty easy to host a static site at like "Dakota.github.io".

I prefer nearlyfreespeech.net. If you have any dynamic content at all such one text field you can't use github. If you have a low volume low storage site, nearlyfreespeech can be as little as 30 cents a month. nearlyfreespeech is all linux though.

I'm starting out static of course, and I'm reading up on all the different paths there are, including GitHub/GitLab. But, so far I'm kinda gravitating toward wanting to use FTP just for the simplicity. One less account to manage.

I'll definitely start out on a free host just to get something up as soon as possible, but I'm almost certainly going to move to a paid host before too long just because I do want a domain eventually.

 

[Essence Lumin]

I'm starting out static of course, and I'm reading up on all the different paths there are, including GitHub/GitLab. But, so far I'm kinda gravitating toward wanting to use FTP just for the simplicity. One less account to manage.

Whatever works for you of course. Winscp is dead simple though. A left panel for local files and a right panel for remote files. Click on a file in one panel and it goes to the other. Winscp is windows based. The only complication is setting the login on the remote server.

Edited to add: I don't think you can use ftp with github. No it doesn't support ftp, sftp or scp. You will need to use clone, pull and push.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Edited to add: I don't think you can use ftp with github. No it doesn't support ftp, sftp or scp. You will need to use clone, pull and push.

I mean that right now I'm leaning toward going with a host that lets me FTP my files straight to them rather than using GitHub as a middleman. But I haven't made a solid decision yet and could change my mind.

 

[Noodles]

I'll definitely start out on a free host just to get something up as soon as possible, but I'm almost certainly going to move to a paid host before too long just because I do want a domain eventually.

If you are comfortable setting up and using a Linux environment, I have used Digital ocean as a paid host for probably over a decade now. I have I think the $10 tier, which used to be the second lowest and it easily runs 4 WordPress sites and some static pages. So you could probably use the lowest tier.

 

[Erich Templar]

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I mean that right now I'm leaning toward going with a host that lets me FTP my files straight to them rather than using GitHub as a middleman. But I haven't made a solid decision yet and could change my mind.

Have you considered neocities.org?

 

[Essence Lumin]

If you are comfortable setting up and using a Linux environment, I have used Digital ocean as a paid host for probably over a decade now. I have I think the $10 tier, which used to be the second lowest and it easily runs 4 WordPress sites and some static pages. So you could probably use the lowest tier.

From what I have read, Digital Ocean is a fantastic site. It is where I would go if I had a site with any volume. Cody mentioned starting with a free site that is not github. I think he will find that does not exist. In between, I have heard good things about A2 Hosting, $2/month. They also support ftp which he said he wanted.

In case you are unaware though, ftp is a bad idea. Usernames, passwords, and your data are completely unencrypted from your computer to theirs to all the hops in between.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

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Have you considered neocities.org?

It's on my short list since it has free hosting for smaller pages. Also looking at Porkbun for paid hosting since they also have domains for pretty cheap and I already think I'm going to be buying a domain from them.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Digital Ocean is interesting. I'm fine with Linux in theory because I have a Linux desktop, but I don't think I know anything about running a server, so that could be a fun challenge maybe. But, I dunno...right now again I'm planning like a super simple HTML site with like a handful of pages IF that, and my highest priority right now is just putting up a site, as simply as possible. Expanding, or using more tech-inclined options with more involvement might be something that comes in the future if I decide to make running the site like an actual hobby, but I think right now the important thing for me is just to establish a presence for the sake of doing that.