A couple of months ago, I help a friend set up a website for a business. Today, -I had another talk with a friend about building a portfolio website and he -asked me for a few resources. I couldn’t find a comprehensive one that outlines -all the required steps so I’ll try my best.
-What is a static website?
-From ChatGPT:
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Basically:
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- Static - no server-side logic, cheaper -
- Dynamic - with server-side logic, more expensive -
What makes a (static) website
-Setting up a static website is basically free these days, maybe a few dollars a -year if you want a custom domain. There are many free website builders out -there. However, we’re going DIY with no strings attached to any one provider. -Any of these components can be swapped with many alternatives out there if you -so choose.
-You really only need two things: your content, which is a bunch of HTML, -CSS, and JavaScript files, and a hosting provider, basically a computer -that serves your content 24/7.
-What we will use
-I’m mostly going to outline my process because it’s free (aside from the -domain) and that it’s going to teach you some skills on web development.
-We will need:
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- A Computer (Windows/Mac/Linux) -
- GitHub account for hosting your website with GitHub Pages -
- Some programming knowledge (very little, don’t worry) -
- Patience with my sucky writing 😠-
These would be nice to have:
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- Custom domain name - if you don’t want your domain to appear as
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your-github-username.github.io
- - Cloudflare account - for email protection and easier DNS management -
Since we are making a static website, most of the work will be done on your -personal computer. The hosting provider will only be concerned with serving the -final build output. For this, we would need to set up our development -environment.
-Stay tuned for part 2!
- +I hope my namesake pianist Charles +Ancheta claims it back eventually. +‘charlesancheta.com’ used to redirect to his Facebook page before I registered +the domain as mine.
+This summer, I went out of the country for almost 2 months. I promised my +girlfriend I wouldn’t be doing any programming for the entire duration of the +vacation. As soon as I arrived in the Philippines, I locked up my laptop in a +drawer to make sure that I would not touch it until I have to (when school +starts).
+Unfortunately, my domain ‘charlesancheta.com’ expired around mid-August ðŸ˜. I +guess that’s what I get for not turning on auto-renew. I didn’t want to buy it +again since it started costing around $100/year.
+Now I just have my personal website as a sub-domain in the only domain that I +own. It’s not too bad, but now I will have to start replacing all links to my +website.