btw, there is a *lovely* little service out there if you're looking to host a basic website:
it's a geocities reboot that allows you to host static html/css/js files and images with 1GB storage for free.
multiple sites, custom url & other features are $5 a month.
it's sweet and easy and i think it's the bees knees.
@thor that's why i'm into this Neocities thing. i love the idea of stripped down sites and keeping things simple, but it's also interesting to consider what can get done that's fancier by leveraging other services.
@pixelpaperyarn I've had my blog on there for a little bit lol
@kirosaima oh! do you mind a question?
i was thinking of doing a commonplace book (blog style) thing there. do you just add/update files or did you manage to figure out a cms for it?
@pixelpaperyarn you'll need a Static Content Generator, most popular ones are Jekyll ( https://jekyllrb.com/ ) and GoHugo ( http://gohugo.io/ )
@pixelpaperyarn @kirosaima I would be interested in the answer to this as well.
@Shutsumon @pixelpaperyarn I just add and update files, you can see the general format on https://kirosaima.neocities.org
@kirosaima @Shutsumon awesome thanks!
@pixelpaperyarn Are starry backgrounds and "Site Under Construction" gifs mandatory?
@jollymnemonic never mandatory, always preferred. π
@pixelpaperyarn There is GitHub Pages too, they support static content just as neocities, and custom url for free.. 1G storage and 1G BW, although you could feel is hard to setup if not a programmer, but if you ignore that is a programmers tool, and just follow step by step, you'll find is actually pretty easy to setup.
https://pages.github.com/
@maop yup! i already use it (am a programmer). just passing on the neocities love for those who aren't or don't want to do the github dance.
@pixelpaperyarn cool... yeah i remember the old times of geocities, later i moved to dreamhost for 5 years, then vps with linode, and then i started the journey for the search of the right dedicated server provider. Now i'm at ovh, very nice over here ;)
if you are into linux, or want to learn to manage a linux box, maybe upgrade to a VPS if you are willing to pay 5/mo.
@maop i tried doing the VPS thing a couple years ago, but i ran out of time/energy/knowledge in keeping it running safely and consistently. i think it's awesome though, but for me shared, managed hosting was the better option.
@pixelpaperyarn Neocities is awesome :)
@pixelpaperyarn this makes me wonder is there a policy to the use of gh-pages?
@LottieVixen afaik you can use gh-pages for pretty much whatever. early on they promoted it as an alternative static site platform. it just never took off with non-techies because the setup is still a bear.
Cool- I was stoked to see they don't use ads.
Couple other options- You can host websites on Dropbox, but setting up decent URLs can get tricky https://www.maketecheasier.com/4-ways-to-host-your-website-on-dropbox/
I'm actually hosting one of my sites right now on Fastmail Files, but obvs that's not free since I pay for the email service. But their domain config stuff is pretty full-featured (and well explained)
Tons of ways to set this up if you have cloud storage somewhere, with varying degrees of difficulty :)
@karyl awesome! i pay for regular shared hosting now, since i do wordpress, etc. on it. but these are cool options, too.
@pixelpaperyarn @gcupc continuing the recommendations thread, netlify.com also has a free plan for static hosting. I haven't tried it, though.
@pixelpaperyarn just a reminder that the community can be trash, so ignorei t if you can. also turn off your site profile.
@sc good to know! thanks! i fortunately never set up a profile.
@pixelpaperyarn every site has a profile unless you turn it off in the settings
@sc ah. mine's just empty atm. i'll go turn it off.
@sc although, maybe if we all go invade it we can stage a cultural coup. π
@pixelpaperyarn @sc that would be a nice change from nazis invading everywhere
@pixelpaperyarn yeah they also have an unofficial discord if u wanna join that >:3c
@pixelpaperyarn The ironic thing is that, these days, the old Geocities would've theoretically been a fine place to host a number of JS-heavy apps that depend on 3rd party cloud services for everything. There are apps where you barely need your own back-end.