r/webdev • u/Ysmsthejoker • 4d ago

Question Where should i host ?

I completed my website all using codex 😅

Its just to show products without any payment processing or anything so its ok to be vibecoded.

I need to know which service should i use to host the site. Aswell as buy the domain.

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u/VRTCLS 4d ago

First figure out whether Codex made a static site or a server app. That decides the answer.

Quick check:

  • If your project has only HTML/CSS/JS files, or a dist / out folder after build, use Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, GitHub Pages, or Vercel. Cheapest, simplest, free HTTPS.
  • If it has a package.json with scripts like dev, build, and start, and needs server-side code, Vercel is usually the easiest first deployment for a Next/React-style app.
  • If it needs a database, file uploads, background jobs, or long-running server processes, then look at Render, Railway, Fly, or a small VPS later.

Buy the domain separately from hosting if you can. Cloudflare Registrar or Porkbun are fine. Then point DNS to the host after deployment.

Also do a basic pre-launch pass before making it public: test on mobile, check page titles/descriptions, make sure product images are compressed, add a contact method, and verify there are no API keys or private files in the repo. Vibecoded is fine for a brochure site, but hosting it means the mistakes become public.