Using AWS to host a static website

Using AWS to host a static website

This might be just one of the articles in already existing plethora of similar articles, teaching how to host a static website using any cloud provider services. However, I will try to make it different, by using simpler language, and simple examples. If this make sense, please continue reading…

Why host a static website?

Even before we begin, the first question that rings is, in the modern era of Web 3.0, why would somebody want a static site? Its just plain useless, isn’t it? Well may be or maybe not. Not everyone in the world is super techie, but having a website might be pretty cool for some one who just wants to share their wonderful trip photographs with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues. How about having a simple blog? What about small retailers who just wants to showcase their products in order to attract the customer to the brick-and-mortar shop? And there can be numerous other use cases where a simple static site can make sense. If you still agree with me, please continue reading.

So, why use so much of technicalities to host just a simple static site? Well I would say the initial setup is only a one time job and further will require little to no maintenance. Since we are focussing on AWS, here is the list of service that we will be utilizing to fulfil our purpose

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