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Hosting Options

Deploy your Pagesmith site to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or any static host.

Pagesmith includes hosting, but you can deploy anywhere that supports static sites or Node.js.

Built-in Hosting

Pagesmith hosting is included:

  • Global edge network — Fast worldwide
  • Automatic SSL — HTTPS included
  • Custom domains — Your domain, our infrastructure
  • Instant deploys — Publish in seconds
  • Rollbacks — Restore any previous version

For most users, built-in hosting is the best choice.

Self-Hosting Options

Export your project and host elsewhere:

Vercel

Best for: Teams already using Vercel

  1. Export project from Pagesmith
  2. Push to GitHub
  3. Import in Vercel dashboard
  4. Deploy with default Astro settings
# Framework: Astro
# Build: npm run build
# Output: dist

Netlify

Best for: Simple static hosting

  1. Export project from Pagesmith
  2. Push to GitHub
  3. Connect repo in Netlify
  4. Deploy with:
# netlify.toml
[build]
  command = "npm run build"
  publish = "dist"

Cloudflare Pages

Best for: Edge performance

  1. Export project from Pagesmith
  2. Push to GitHub
  3. Create Pages project
  4. Configure:
Build command: npm run build
Output directory: dist

AWS / S3 + CloudFront

Best for: AWS infrastructure

  1. Build locally: npm run build
  2. Upload dist/ to S3 bucket
  3. Configure CloudFront distribution
  4. Set up custom domain

Any Static Host

The output is standard static files:

  1. Run npm run build
  2. Upload contents of dist/ folder
  3. Configure for SPA routing if needed

SSR Hosting

If your site uses SSR features (database, server routes):

Cloudflare Workers

Astro has native Cloudflare adapter:

// astro.config.mjs
import cloudflare from '@astrojs/cloudflare';

export default defineConfig({
  adapter: cloudflare(),
});

Vercel Edge

Use the Vercel adapter:

import vercel from '@astrojs/vercel/edge';

export default defineConfig({
  adapter: vercel(),
});

Node.js Server

For traditional Node hosting:

import node from '@astrojs/node';

export default defineConfig({
  adapter: node({ mode: 'standalone' }),
});

Domain Configuration

When self-hosting:

  1. Add your domain to the hosting provider
  2. Update DNS records:
    • A record → Provider’s IP
    • CNAME → Provider’s URL
  3. Enable SSL (usually automatic)

When to Self-Host

Use built-in hosting when:

  • Getting started
  • Don’t need special infrastructure
  • Want simplest setup
  • Using database features

Self-host when:

  • Corporate infrastructure requirements
  • Need specific provider features
  • Part of larger deployment pipeline
  • Cost optimization at scale