Guides

How to Put an HTML File Online (the Easy Way)

You wrote an index.html — now what? Every way to get an HTML file onto the internet, from the simplest to the most advanced, with the trade-offs of each.

Free HTML Hosting in 2026: 5 Options Compared

GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages or a one-file host? An honest comparison of free ways to host HTML — including where each one stops being free.

Deploy a Website Without a Server: Static Hosting Explained

You don't need a VPS, Node.js or nginx to put a website online. What static hosting is, exactly when it stops being enough, and how to deploy with zero infrastructure.

How to Publish HTML Made with ChatGPT or Claude

An AI wrote you a whole webpage — now put it online. How to check it, fix the parts that break outside the chat window, and get it to a real URL in about a minute.

How to Share an HTML File as a Link

Emailing an .html attachment rarely works the way you hope. Why it fails, the workarounds people try, and the reliable way to turn a page into a URL.

GitHub Pages Alternatives for Simple Sites (No Git Required)

GitHub Pages is excellent — until you just want one page online without repositories, branches and build settings. The simpler alternatives, honestly compared.

How to Track Visitors on a Static HTML Page

A static page keeps no logs you can read — so how do you know if anyone visited? Server-side counting, privacy-friendly analytics and Google Analytics, compared honestly.

How to Add a Contact Form to a Static HTML Page (No Backend)

Static pages can't process form submissions on their own — but you don't need a server to collect messages. Four approaches, working code, and how to stop the spam.

How to Make Your Link Look Good When Shared (OG Images)

When you paste your URL into a chat and it shows a blank box, Open Graph tags are missing. The four tags that matter, the image rules, and how to test before sharing.

How to Add a Favicon to Your HTML Page

The tiny icon in the browser tab. How to make one, the three lines that cover every device, and how to add it when your host serves only a single file.

How to Make a Single HTML Page Mobile-Friendly

Your page looks fine on a laptop and cramped on a phone. The handful of changes that fix it — starting with one meta tag most pages forget.

How to Build and Publish a One-Page Portfolio in HTML

You do not need a website builder or a framework to have a portfolio online. How to structure a single HTML file into a clean personal site, and put it live in minutes.

The Meta Tags Every HTML Page Should Have

Beyond the visible content, a few tags decide how your page appears in search results and shared links. The short list worth adding, and the ones you can ignore.

How to Redirect One Web Page to Another

You moved a page, or you want a short link pointing elsewhere. Every way to redirect — from a one-line meta tag to a proper 301 — and when each is the right choice.

How Static Hosting Works (and When One HTML File Is Enough)

What a static site is, why a single self-contained HTML file covers more than you expect, what a static host does for you, and the cases where static hosting is the wrong tool.

Netlify Drop Alternatives: Drag-and-Drop Hosting Without the Claim Step

Netlify Drop is the original drag-a-folder deploy, and still a good one. Where it gets awkward for a single page — the account claim, the password on anonymous sites, the folder requirement — and what to use instead.

Tiiny Host Alternatives: Prices, Free Limits and API Compared

Tiiny Host made "upload a file, get a link" mainstream. If the 3 MB free tier, the 1-project limit or the $9 entry price are the wrong shape for you, here are the alternatives — with the numbers, and the cases where Tiiny is still the better pick.

Neocities Alternatives for a Personal Page (and When to Stay)

Neocities is the friendliest home for a hand-made personal site, and a community as much as a host. If you want a page that is not on a community directory, or a link you can make in a minute without an account, here is how the alternatives compare.

Vercel Alternative for a Single HTML File (No Framework, No Git)

Vercel is the best place to host a Next.js app. For one hand-written HTML page it is a lot of machinery: an account, a repository or the CLI, and a Hobby plan that excludes commercial use. What to use instead, and when Vercel is still right.

How to Host a Claude Artifact at Your Own Link

Claude can publish an artifact, but the link is a claude.ai address you cannot choose, Team and Enterprise accounts cannot publish publicly at all, and unpublishing is permanent. How to put the same HTML at a link you control, in about a minute.