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Static websites are awesome!

They're easy to get started with, cheap to host, and delivering them to folks all over the world is second-to-none in speed and relability.

But, what's a little less awesome is the infrastructure.

Big Tech is kinda the Internet's landlord, and if we want our own slice of the web, monopolistic companies are usually the ones getting the rent payment, whether that's in our money or in our visitors' privacy.

I wanted a better platform -- that's built small, and can help enable other sites to be small, too -- without giving a dime to Google or Amazon.

Thus, Ecstatic was born! Details below 👀

What Is It?

Ecstatic is a platform which hosts static websites. You write some HTML, JS, and whatever else, then use git push to send it to Ecstatic, which puts that content online for you.

And that content can be anything -- you can create a simple homepage with handwritten HTML, maintain a blog using any static site generator you want, or even host the frontend for a full-on web application using a JS framework like React.

This landing page, and the Ecstatic web app, are both hosted on Ecstatic!

Features

A fast, globally-replicated CDN
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The websites of Ecstatic are served by Bunny.net, via SSDs located all over the world, and folks viewing your website get their copy delivered directly from Bunny. So, your sites are faster and more reliable, and Ecstatic going down doesn't mean your sites are down too.
SSL certificates and DDoS protection
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These are table-stakes features you need to host a site on the public web today, which you get "for free" from our integration with the CDN. This includes SSL certificates for custom domains, which Ecstatic fully supports.
Built-in anonymous analytics
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Know how much traffic your site is getting. And because we use server-side access logs for this, it just works out of the box -- no need for tracking pixels, 3rd party services, or GDPR cookie-consent banners. Run your site Javascript-free if you want!
A familiar Git-based workflow
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If you've ever used Heroku, you know how nice it is to simply git push and see your code deployed. And if you haven't, it's just a single command from a tool probably already installed on your computer.
Zero big-tech bullshit
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This was all made by one person (me, Brandon). I am not Amazon, Microsoft, or Google, and Ecstatic deliberately avoids using any of their services, at least directly. Support a less dystopian future for the Internet!

Every line of code that runs Ecstatic Sites is written by hand (zero AI) and totally open-source under the AGPLv3 license, from Javascript to Golang to Kubernetes manifests. Go check it out for yourself on Github!

Important

At the moment, Ecstatic Sites is a work in progress.

If you want to use it, please expect a constantly-shifting user interface, documentation that's missing some pieces around "advanced" features, and even occasional loss of historical analytics data (though I will try my best to avoid this unless it's totally necessary).

Ecstatic is also free to use while it's in alpha. If you'd like an account, just send me an email and I'll get you an invite (this small hurdle is just my attempt to keep misuse to a minimum).

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