If you have a completely static website (like a blog or portfolio), instead of having an API server on EC2 or Heroku or wherever, you can host your site entirel

If you have a completely static website (like a blog or portfolio), instead of having an API server on EC2 or Heroku or wherever, you can host your site entirely on Amazon S3. Plus, you can also choose to use CloudFront, which would reduce latency for your global visitors. I have a tutorial on using Jekyll, the static site generator that I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with: http://learn.andrewmunsell.com/learn/jekyll-by-example/ http://learn.andrewmunsell.com/learn/jekyll-by-example/ I also go over how to use Amazon S3 and Dropbox for hosting, since Jekyll is pretty versatile (it just spits out HTML).