Deploy guide
How to deploy Hugo
Hugo builds your site to a folder of plain files. Here's how to build it, which folder to publish, and the setup on each host.
hugopublic
Pick a host
Where do you want it?
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hugo and drop the public folder. No git, no workflow file, no build settings: live in seconds, with passwords, analytics and AI editing built in.Hugo on GitHub PagesFree hosting for static sites straight from a GitHub repository.Hugo on NetlifyBuilds and hosts sites from a git repository, with forms and serverless functions.Hugo on VercelHosting for frontend frameworks, especially Next.js, deployed from git.Hugo on Cloudflare PagesStatic sites and full-stack apps on Cloudflare's network, deployed from git or by upload.Before any host
Build it
Run hugo. The site comes out in public: that folder is what goes online, whichever host you pick.
Good to know
Worth knowing first
- If your theme is a git submodule, it's fetched with the repository: each host here checks out submodules when it builds.
- Don't commit the
publicfolder: each host builds it fresh.
Or skip the setup
Drop it in. It's online in seconds.
A file, a folder or a whole site: 99helpers puts it online at its own address, with no git, no build settings and no DNS to start with. Add your own domain whenever you're ready.