Run the webserver on your home computer (apt-get install nginx, etc). Make a static site out of html files. Tt's as easy as <html><head><title>my site</title></head><body><h1>first post</h1><p>some content</p></body></html>. For HTTPS you can use the LetsEncrypt easy setup packages.

Wordpress on a cheap VPS? TLS certs are free if you use Let’s Encrypt.

1) Install VSCode

2) Create a new HTML file

3) Hit ! and press tab

4) Type in some well thought out content :)

5) Sign up for Netlify and drag&drop your file.

6) Set up that domain

On the serious side, look up static site generators. Netlify covers all the complexity for you.

Free/$10 template (something like Jekyll) + GitHub Pages for hosting + Cloudflare for HTTPS

type "website.new" in google chrome