[janjones]

> A host for your index.html files Hostgator $33/year plan.

> A DNS pointing to the host Hostgator for an extra $12.95/year.

Why not use Netlify or GitHub pages? They can host static files for free.

[Joeri]

Yeah that paid hosting + dns services combination is complete overkill when going for static html.

I host a bunch of files and static html on my domain and I’ve moved it to github pages. The dns services bundled with the domain at gandi are enough to set it up on top of the free github pages, so my hosting is effectively free, and if I wanted I could still run a site generator.

Static html gets even easier by using something like simplecss, because that gives a basic design with zero effort on top of semantic html. https://simplecss.org/

[y3k]

100% agree, nowadays for static websites the only thing you need to pay is your domain, if that matters to you.

[kstrauser]

I've been a huge fan of nearlyfreespeech.net over the years. Hosting some static pages there costs me about $20/year.

[bombcar]

Some people like having access to the tech stack, which a small VPS gets you.