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Cheap Australia-based static site hosting (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What are my best options for hosting a static site on Australian servers?

Previously I was using a normal web hosting service but they don't work very well with static site generators and are usually overpriced for what I want.

Ideally I'd like a service like Cloudflare pages or GitHub pages, etc., i.e. there is good integration with git as my site is generated using Hugo.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Ideally I’d like a service like Cloudflare pages or GitHub pages, etc.

Out of interest, why can't/don't you use those? I assume you can just point a CNAME record at them if you want to use your own domain?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think there is a legal requirement that it should be hosted in Australia as it involves children

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Hmm, I'm not sure what law that is or what specific content you're referring to, but it seems fairly counterintuitive. There's a lot of content both featuring and targeted at children (including Australian children) on Facebook, YouTube, and other non-Australian websites.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about it either, but I heard about it from someone who works in school IT so I'd figure they know. There's probably exemptions for social media, since they're all run by large powerful offshore companies

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Hmm. Could be that there are specific rules for educational institutions that require data be stored onshore. I can't see our political landscape carving out an exemption to be friendly to social media.

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