7 Steps | 30 Minutes
Static websites deliver HTML, JavaScript, images, video and other files to your website visitors, and contain no application code. They are best for sites with few authors and relatively infrequent content changes, typically personal and simple marketing websites. Static websites are very low cost, provide high-levels of reliability, require almost no IT administration, and scale to handle enterprise-level traffic with no additional work.
What you'll accomplish:
Deploy a static website using Amazon S3. Amazon S3 will provide the origin for your website as well as storage for your static content.
Associate your domain name with your website using Amazon Route 53. Amazon Route 53 will tell the Domain Name System (DNS) where to find your website.
Enable your website to load quickly using Amazon CloudFront. Amazon CloudFront will create a content delivery network (CDN) that hosts your website content in close proximity to your users.
What you'll need before starting:
An AWS Account: You will need an AWS account to begin provisioning resources to host your website. Sign up for AWS.
Skill level: You will need a basic understanding of web technologies and an existing website that you can bring to host on AWS.
Monthly Billing Estimate:
The total cost of hosting your static website on AWS will vary depending on your usage. Typically, it will cost $1-3/month if you are outside the AWS Free Tier limits. If you qualify for AWS Free Tier and are within the limits, hosting your static website will cost around $0.50/month. To see a breakdown of the services used and their associated costs, see Services Used and Costs.
In this whitepaper, we cover comprehensive architectural guidance for developing, deploying, and managing static websites on AWS and provide a recommended approach.
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