Host Static Websites on Amazon S3: A Complete Guide

Hosting Static Websites on Amazon S3

Learn to build cheap, secure, scalable, and robust Amazon S3-based static website hosting | and Hugo static websites

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Last Updated: 2024-01-10 06:01:59 English Course Type: Self Learning

Create and configure an Amazon S3 bucket and push content to it using the AWS CLI
Use AWS Route 53 to create a domain (or subdomain) for your Amazon S3 static website
Create a CloudFront distribution to enable low-latency CDN access
Request and deploy a (free) encryption certificate to ensure secure TLS/SSL access to your site
Create and upload site content using the Hugo static website generator

You've got a website project that needs building, but it can't just be any old website. This one absolutely must be fast, secure, reliable and, ideally, it shouldn't cost much. If your project will work as a static website, then you're in luck.

Building secure static websites on public cloud platforms like Amazon S3 (AWS) can be the solution to many problems: they can cost next to nothing, will pretty much never be unavailable, and can provide a surprisingly wide range of features. The only real downside is that there's a bit of a learning curve you'll have to climb to get it done.

In this self-paced course, you'll learn how to build your own secure and highly-available static website on the Amazon S3 platform. The video demos will show you exactly how every step in the process works and the test-yourself quizzes will ensure you've understood and absorbed everything. Naturally, you're strongly encouraged to dive in to design and deploy a static site for yourself.

You'll also learn how to:

Create an AWS S3 bucket with secure permissions

Use the popular Hugo static website generator to turn your HTML and other resources into a professional site

Generate a free website encryption certificate using AWS Certificate Manager

Deploy a global CDN distribution for your site using Amazon CloudFront

Automate the deployment of content updates

Whether you're responsible for hosting static websites supporting enterprise-level content stores, or you're just looking for a way to quickly throw together a simple Hello World project, an Amazon S3-based static website might be a perfect match.

Learners should have their own AWS accounts and a very basic familiarity with their use - especially Amazon S3.
They should also have basic familiarity with a command line tool (PowerShell, Bash, Terminal, etc.) used by the OS on their personal computers.

Individuals looking to build a secure, robust, inexpensive, and (relatively) easy-to-manage website to be hosted on the Amazon S3 storage platform within their own AWS accounts

Section 1 : Understanding the Static Website Universe 2 Lectures 00:07:44
Lecture 1 :
What the Course Is All About Preview
Lecture 2 :
What's a Static Website and Why Would You Want One?
Section 2 : Building a Static Website on S3 2 Lectures 00:08:15
Lecture 1 :
How It's Going To Work
Lecture 2 :
Create an S3 Bucket
Section 3 : Optimizing Website Security and Performance 2 Lectures 00:11:54
Lecture 1 :
Creating a Route 53 Domain and a CloudFront Distribution
Lecture 2 :
Updating Content
Section 4 : Working With the Hugo Static Site Generator 3 Lectures 00:14:12
Lecture 1 :
Getting Hugo Working
Lecture 2 :
Adding Content
Lecture 3 :
Course Summary
Section 5 : Notes, Links, and Code Snippets 2 Lectures
Lecture 1 :
Code Snippets
Lecture 2 :
Notes and Links

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