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If you're running a static site, then you can host it on S3 for much cheaper than the $5 / mo you're probably paying for your VPS. All you have to do is create
by jluxenberg 16y ago
If you're running a static site, then you can host it on S3 for much cheaper than the $5 / mo you're probably paying for your VPS. All you have to do is create a CNAME www.yourdomain.com that points to bucketname.s3.amazonaws.com, then upload your site to the bucket. Make sure to set the ACLs on the objects such that they are publicly accessible, and also upload the files with the correct mime types.
For a 50MB site that transfers 5GB of data per month, you'll pay $0.61 / mo. Not too shabby, and if the site is just your resume and a few static pages you'll use much less.
- lacerus 16y agoI like this idea a lot. Can you recommend a service to take care of e-mail forwarding?
- AdamGibbins 16y agoGoogle Apps?
- jst 16y agoWhat about the root document?
- jluxenberg 16y agoVery good point. I actually use NearlyFreeSpeech.net for my personal site (a pay-what-you-use host), so I'm not actually using S3, but I plan to in the future. CloudFront apparently supports the root document, here's an article that explains how to do it: http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-and-cloudfronts-default-root-object/ http://gothick.org.uk/2010/10/26/serving-websites-using-s3-a...