Alternatives to GitHub Pages?

Question

So I'm doing research for a project and I am wondering if there exists any web applications that offer similar services to GitHub Pages.

As in, a free (or cheap) web host where the collaborators push to a central git repository to make the changes and those changes get deployed live.

Solution 1

Heroku is another possible option: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/static-sites-ruby

Or even better: http://www.lemiffe.com/how-to-deploy-a-static-page-to-heroku-the-easy-way/

Solution 2

I would recommend Azure Web Sites. It has a free tier and allow you to automatically publish your site from VCS.

Solution 3

Aerobatic is a static hosting service that's integrated directly with Bitbucket as an add-on. Features include CDN, wildcard SSL certs, HTTP basic auth, and more.

Solution 4

If you want to just host a static website, consider taking a look at CloudCannon. You can also use Amazon services like S3 and Cloud Front: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gettingstarted/latest/swh/website-hosting-intro.html

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Comments

[GorvGoyl]

free and probably the best alternative netlify.com/github-pages-vs-netlify

[frankenapps]

It's cool and pretty much what I searched for. However, when I launch my site on GitHub Pages it just works, whereas on Aerobatic, the Jquery and js part is not working... Did I make any mistake or is Js forbidden on Aerobatic?

[dundonian]

Hi @frankenapps, I'm guessing this may have something to do with relative versus absolute URLs. Aerobatic certainly supports the hosting of JavaScript. Pls feel free to send a ticket to [email protected] with more details.

[trblnc]

Aerobatic s transitioning from a Bitbucket add-on to a standalone CLI and web dashboard. However, Custom domains and wildcard SSL certs are no longer part of our free tier after 1st March 2017.