šŸ  Web Hosting Services Web Hosting A web host is a server that hosts the files of your website, and serves them when someone visits your site. Because we are creating sites that are just simple HTML & CSS files, and maybe some images or other assets, our websites areĀ static, so the type of web hosting service we need is called static hosting. Below are a few options for static hosting services, along with some pros and cons of each one; this will be expanded as we gather more information. Neocities.org This is the web host that we are using in class. It is a great service to start out on because they provide a web interface for editing your HTML and CSS files, but you can also easily download your whole site and move it to another service if you'd like. https://neocities.org/ Pros Provides a basic code editing interface through their website so you can edit your site without having to install anything on your computer Offers multiple ways to download or upload files Free option with 1GB storage limit and neocities domain Cons If you need more storage or want to use your own domain (i.e.Ā http://yourcustomname.com) you will need to upgrade for $5/month (which adds up to $60/year) ā€” not a terrible deal but there are cheaper methods out there Github Pages With a bit of technical know-how, it is possible to publish a static website through Microsoft's GitHub. https://docs.github.com/en/pages/quickstart Pros You can publish a static website with storage limit of 1GB, and a custom domain, for free Because websites are a git repository, this gives you version control, letting you see the history of your edits Cons GitHub is owned by Microsoft, so in addition to being run by a dubious company that endorses irresponsible AI tech, the perks of the free edition may go away at any point; be ready to move your site to a new host when this happens Can be confusing to set up, especially for those who don't already use GitHub Your website repository must be public unless you have a paid plan