[PaulHoule]

That VM is obsolete, the new way is

https://jamstack.org/

for instance host with

https://www.netlify.com/

Basically you check your files into GitHub and chill, it is as easy as it gets.

[Nextgrid]

I disagree. It's not "obsolete", it's just a different option with its own pros and cons.

[ratg13]

Perhaps not obsolete, but there is no sense in paying for a VM for a static site when things like Cloudflare Pages will do this for free.

[PaulHoule]

Also if the "value" here is "run a static web site without a lot of pain" services like Cloudflare pages, Netlify, AWS amplify are 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 less effort and hassle than a static server like nginx when you consider SSL certificates and all that.