Il giorno Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:04:12 -0400 Marc Lavallée <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto: > > Hello Wayne. > > I'm in the process or migrating a file sharing web site to a new > platform. The first step is to create a static version of the site, > in order to host it a an archive until the new site is ready. While > doing it, It appeared to me that creating and hosting a static web site > could be a viable solution, if accompanied by a simple administration > module. > > I'm programming my own solution. Since my day job is programming web > sites in Python (using so-called "frameworks"), it's relatively easy for > me (although time consuming). The main components are a data source > (sql, no-sql, json files, etc), a set of custom Python scripts, and the > Mako template engine (used by Reddit). For HTML styling I use the > popular Bootstrap library. To publish the resulting static site, I > will use rsync over ssh. The main advantage of this technique is that > only a basic HTTP server is required, lowering the complexity and the > cost of hosting. > > I would recommend a similar technique, because I believe it's more > flexible than using frameworks and services. Sometimes, the simplest > solutions are DIY. That said, the learning curve could be long, but > it's worth it. > > Maybe a better solution would be to use something like Jekyll, listed > as the most popular on https://staticsitegenerators.net/. > > Good luck! > -- > Marc > ahoy Marc, thanks for the recommendations. my research/experience is also leading me to a statically generated site: the upfront complexity of developing+using a tool (i am not a programmer by day) seems well worth it for file+directory based configuration and the simple hosting. just need to find something that fits. and if you ever decide to share your solution i would be happy to take a look ;) thanks again and looking forward to your new site. peace, w _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
