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Ask HN: Which platforms to use to build a personal website?
Hi guys.
Recently I purchased a domain name with the aim to create a personal website.
I was thinking of including resume, portfolio, blogging about my work etc etc.
Are there any platforms you recommend to do this? Or should I build it from scratch and host it on something like heroku/ AWS?
Thanks
- aarohmankad 12y agoIf your website is going to be static HTML pages, I suggest using Github Pages. https://pages.github.com/ https://pages.github.com/
- eelinow 12y agoFor a personal website, primarily with static content with maybe the exception of a blog, you could use something like Jekyll or Hyde (Ruby & Python respectively) along with bootstrap assuming you wanted to have granular control and not have to learn an (or be limited by) a given CMS or platform. Just a thought.
- facorreia 12y agoI'd say one choice is to build it on Wordpress, possibly hosting it in a managed Wordpress hosting provider. Another would be to use a tool such as Jekyll and host it as static files with any web server. Either way, I'd recommend that you buy a template to use as a starting point.
- brothe2000 12y agoI'd recommend Weebly.com. It's fast and easy.
- alexgaribay 12y agoI use Ghost hosted on a Digital Ocean droplet. It was super easy to set up since DO has a droplet preconfigured with Ghost. It only costs me $5/month. I've liked the set up so far.
- rayalez 12y agoWordpress is the best way to go. It is the most popular choice, easy, and has everything you will need. Unless you have some specific reason to prefer something else - go with wordpress(self hosted).
- dhagz 12y agoIt depends on what you want. Ghost is great, and my go-to choice if I don't want to do any backend work. On the other hand, building it from scratch makes it an addition to your portfolio.
- infiniteseeker 12y agoPython, Pelican, Bootstrap Theme
- gizmodo59 12y agoAny lamp hosting would be good. AWS/Azure/heroku are an overkill for such a need. As many pointed out, wordpress can take care of all your needs. Even though I would recommend a lamp hosting instead of a managed wordpress hosting.
- ajonit 12y agoA very cost effective way is to go for Baby plan (around $3) on Hostgator, 1 click Wordpress install and you are good to go. I have used many shared environments in past several years, HG shared account can easily handle 5k - 8k visitors a day if wp is optimized properly.
- ninthfrank07 12y agohttp://www.webhook.com http://www.webhook.com with the Webhook Internet Presence theme (http://webhook-theme-internet-presence.webhook.org http://webhook-theme-internet-presence.webhook.org, source code: https://github.com/webhook/webhook-theme-internet-presence https://github.com/webhook/webhook-theme-internet-presence)
- dome82 12y agoTumblr.
- dopplesoldner 12y agoThanks guys for the great suggestions, I might just go with Wordpress to start with - although I am liking the look of github pages as well.
- notduncansmith 12y agoIf you're trying to show off your ability to build websites, GH Pages will be a better bet than Wordpress. The source is easily browsable, and you'll have, y'know, built it. If what you do has nothing to do with building websites, then just go with Wordpress. You'll get something that looks good (if not super original) without too much effort.