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Deploying Your Static Blog with Render.com and GitHub

Render.com is a cloud platform for hosting web applications and static sites with ease, offering a free tier for static sites. It excels at automatic deployments from Git repositories like GitHub.

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Render.com is a cloud platform for hosting web applications and static sites with ease, offering a free tier for static sites. It excels at automatic deployments from Git repositories like GitHub.

Short Steps to Configure GitHub with Render for Your Blog:

  1. Sign Up: Create a free account at https://render.com/.

  2. Connect GitHub: In your Render dashboard, connect your GitHub account, authorizing Render to access your blog's repository.

  3. New Static Site: Click "+ New" and choose "Static Site."

  4. Configure:

  • Select your blog's GitHub repository and branch.

  • Specify the Build Command

  • Specify the Publish Directory

  1. Create: Click "Create Static Site." Render will build and deploy your blog automatically.

  2. Access: Your blog will be live at a .onrender.com URL. You can optionally add a custom domain in the settings.

Render will automatically update your blog whenever you push changes to your GitHub repository.