Re:GitHub pages is now running Jekyll 3
by jswrenn on Monday February 01, 2016 @10:13PM
(#11017465)
Some feedback:
The cost is a non-starter. The main reason I go through the hassle of writing compilers for my websites is that I want them to be long-lived.
Presently, I use Nearly Free Speech as my hosting provider. Their pricing scheme for static sites costs me about $2.50/yr and I can maintain an account balance. My $50 account balance will keep my site online for two decades whereas it would buy me only ten months on your service. (Not to mention that Github hosts static sites for free!)
To consider another service, it wouldn't just have to beat the cost but instill a sense of confidence that I could trust the service with my data for the foreseeable future. A few features could tip the scales though:
- Open ID auth instead of basic access auth
- Easy SSL setup (gethttpsforfree.com was recently a huge help)
- Inexpensive hosting for a very low-volume mailing list with HTML archives
The cost is a non-starter. The main reason I go through the hassle of writing compilers for my websites is that I want them to be long-lived.
Presently, I use Nearly Free Speech as my hosting provider. Their pricing scheme for static sites costs me about $2.50/yr and I can maintain an account balance. My $50 account balance will keep my site online for two decades whereas it would buy me only ten months on your service. (Not to mention that Github hosts static sites for free!)
To consider another service, it wouldn't just have to beat the cost but instill a sense of confidence that I could trust the service with my data for the foreseeable future. A few features could tip the scales though: - Open ID auth instead of basic access auth - Easy SSL setup (gethttpsforfree.com was recently a huge help) - Inexpensive hosting for a very low-volume mailing list with HTML archives
Good luck!