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I don't know about ludicrous — this is essentially the same USP you get from Squarespace, Wix, etc., but just without the "and we host the resulting site for you" part.

In trade for not doing the hosting, it becomes just a native app you can own, rather than a subscription service. Just need a commodity web host to slap it up on.

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I'm not sure I'd say the SSG is the only difference. Squarespace et al target non-technical users directly, so most of the code is abstracted away (which makes anything outside of the rails virtually impossible to edit). primo is first and foremost about enabling developers to build a static site without having to do the Tailwind/PostCSS/etc. setup while also getting a CMS so they can hand it off to a non-technical user.

http://www.nosupportlinuxhosting.com/

Or Oracle free VM. (I made a comparison of some free stuff in the beginning of this article: https://matrix.org/docs/guides/free-small-matrix-server )

Thanks for that. I didn't realise Oracle's free tier inclusions were so generous (e.g. 10TB outgoing) and with no time limit. Is there a catch?

> Just need a commodity web host to slap it up on.

I suggest NearlyFreeSpeech. It has an outdated UI and it's very DIY, but the pricing is very good. They have an option for static sites, with a lower price.

You're right actually. Lots of platforms do this. I just always hate it.

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