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Cheap Australia-based static site hosting (aussie.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to c/austech@aussie.zone

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What are my best options for hosting a static site on Australian servers?

Previously I was using a normal web hosting service but they don't work very well with static site generators and are usually overpriced for what I want.

Ideally I'd like a service like Cloudflare pages or GitHub pages, etc., i.e. there is good integration with git as my site is generated using Hugo.

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[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think there is a legal requirement that it should be hosted in Australia as it involves children

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, I'm not sure what law that is or what specific content you're referring to, but it seems fairly counterintuitive. There's a lot of content both featuring and targeted at children (including Australian children) on Facebook, YouTube, and other non-Australian websites.

[–] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about it either, but I heard about it from someone who works in school IT so I'd figure they know. There's probably exemptions for social media, since they're all run by large powerful offshore companies

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Hmm. Could be that there are specific rules for educational institutions that require data be stored onshore. I can't see our political landscape carving out an exemption to be friendly to social media.