Why would you ever host a static site yourself? There is nothing special about it, it's just text. Use any of the dozen different free static site hosters. If

Why would you ever host a static site yourself? There is nothing special about it, it's just text. Use any of the dozen different free static site hosters. If you're just trying to learn web server tech, then do it all yourself, but jump through the hoops too; don't use a tool that does it all for you, that defeats the purpose.