5 Website To Host Your Website For Free
Tags: javascript, beginners, webdev, watercooler
Published: 2020-12-25 16:23:57

# Introduction

![Hosting Website](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/h3ae1xqej9fn79dr2lxj.gif)

We write tons of code to make an awesome, effective, and useful website. Initially, we can see that website on localhost but to make it public we need domain and hosting. Domain purchasing and hosting websites cost a lot of money. For test purposes, we can use free domains and sub-domains to host the website. Today we are going to list 5 website where you can host your website for free of cost.

## [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/)

You can host your webpage online using GitHub. You need to create a repository for your website and put all the source code in it. You can find deploying and hosting in the setting section.

![GitHub Pages](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/9izcmkbgxqr6ia96ksdh.jpeg)

- PROS
    - Free
    - Right on GitHub
    - Set up Instantly
    - Easy to learn
- CONS
    - Less Control over Domain
    - Bad Cache
    - Bad SSL Support
    - Bad Cookies system

## [Amazon Web Services](https://aws.amazon.com/websites/)

Amazon Web Services is an integrated provider of cloud-based computing solutions. One of the Services they provide is Web Site Hosting.

![Amazon Web Services](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/4jm51dqfi743ry8u4vrg.jpg)

- PROS
    - Easy to use for beginners
    - Free tier for 1 year
    - New Innovation and Technology
- CONS
    - Sometime maze for beginners as they provide a lot of services
    - The pricing can get high
    - Sometimes downtime happens

## [Wix](https://www.wix.com/)

Wiz is mostly for people who don't want to code or don't know about coding a website. They have a number of templates and they use your choice to personalized the website according to your requirement.

![Wix](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5qrewyltlbmrszaoe8fa.png)

- PROS
    - Good Site Speed
    - Massive Template Collection
    - Drag and Drop Interface
    - Market Your Site Easily
- CONS
    - Free Plan Forces Wix Branding
    - Tracking and Analytic require a paid plan
    - Premium Plans are for Single Site
    - Sub-domain is not that great

## [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)

Netlify lets you create a website using the repository on the git platform. You just need to pick the repository and run the deploy command. After completion of deployment, your site will be live.

![Netlify](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/yxz2098obo8aluuz87zx.png)

- PROS
    - Fastest Static Hosting and Continuous Deployment
    - Easy to Deploy
    - Free SSL Support
- CONS

    There are very fewer cons but some can be

    - Confusing UI
    - Pricing Structure

## [Weebly](https://www.weebly.com/)

Weebly is the same as Wix, you do not need to write code. It is a clean and cut site builder. Great for e-commerce and personal website.

![Weebly](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/x2pth0muzmke8ci6jw39.jpg)

- PROS
    - Solid Site Speed
    - High Design Flexibility with Themes
    - Editor is Simple and Easy to Use
- CONS
    - Freeloader Stuck on the Weebly domain
    - Limited Blogging Tool
    - Pay for more Help

# Last Note

Thank you for reading the blog post and I hope you like it. If you know more website you can add in the discussion list.