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Static Site Generators

A static web site generator is an application that takes plain text files and compiles them to HTML files, Common static site generators include Jekyll, Hugo, Docsify, VuePress, MkDocs, Cloudflare Pages, and so on.

Themes

Awesome Lists

“Free” hosting and service deployment platform

Differences between platforms

  • Vercel and Netlify: Both support serverless functions and automated deployment, Vercel has optimized support for Next.js, while Netlify supports a wider range of static site generators.

  • Heroku: A more general platform as a service (PaaS) that supports multiple programming languages ​​and frameworks, suitable for building complex dynamic websites and applications.

  • Firebase Hosting: Deeply integrated with other Firebase services, suitable for building backend services for modern web and mobile applications.

  • Render: Provides comprehensive hosting services, including static websites, dynamic websites, and database services.

  • Cloudflare Pages: Mainly for static websites, dynamic functions are implemented through Cloudflare Workers, suitable for projects that require high-performance CDN services.

  • GitHub Pages and GitLab Pages: Free and easy to use, suitable for static websites, but dynamic functions need to be implemented through external services.

  • Surge: Simple and easy-to-use static website hosting, does not support dynamic functions.

Platforms