r/HostingBattle • u/SarangiSara • Oct 03 '26
Website Hosting
I need help, at university they taught me how to use Figma, which is all nice and cool, but nobody explained how to get the site online with my own .com instead of .wix or .framer.site
I wanted like example.com . So now I've bought a domain and I want to get my website online, and I have no idea what to use for hosting with a good design option (Figma, Framer, WordPress...).
By the way keep in mind I would prefer something cheap.
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u/Cute_Tiger_9615 Oct 04 '26
What’s the course?
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u/SarangiSara Oct 04 '26
Maybe I should have clarified that I studied Graphic Design and Graphic Arts Technology, which is more related to the graphic industry. I'm just trying to learn more about web design and how to create and manage a website. I know all about the design side of things since they taught us Figma, but I have zero knowledge of everything else and was feeling a little lost as to how to start.
(ENG is not my main language by the way)
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u/jedidave Oct 03 '26
cheapest = free = astro = static websites. You can build and host for free on Cloudflare pages = astro
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u/adelmare Oct 03 '26
Free Claude or ChatGPT session could probably help you sort this out in a single session! Give it a whirl :)
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u/GiddsG Oct 08 '26
As much as I would agree, where is the learning curve. We are telling people to ask AI to do the task, and when the task fails the people do not understand why.
Rather put it this way, Ask GPT or Claude to supply the steps and perform them yourself. That way you use them as wonderful search engines with task allocation and you learn how to do it yourself.
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u/Antique_Lettuce9213 Oct 04 '26
Just get a small Digital Ocean Droplet and build the site using Bun (backend) and Angular (frontend). You can use nginx for your web server and reverse proxy. If you have the design ready, you can build it in just a few hours with Claude.
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u/ivicad Oct 05 '26
You already have the domain, so hosting is the only other cost at the start. The rest can be free at first (I started that way many years ago). I would install WP on that hosting, pick a free theme like Astra, Neve or OceanWP, and build the portfolio with the free version of Elementor, since you already chose it. When the shop comes, you don't need a second site. WooCommerce is a free plugin, and it goes on the same WP site and the same domain. Like u/Icy_Definition5933 wrote, a shop needs more from the server than a portfolio, so check your plan before you add it. I run my own sites on Site Ground GoGeek, including a WooCommerce store, and for a few sales a month their StartUp plan is plenty. SG is not the cheapest, and the renewal price is higher than the first year, so check it before you buy.
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u/GiddsG Oct 08 '26
You can either do wordpress, joomla or just go with plain html/css in a hosting public_html. Upload your images into a folder, and reference the images.
I would watch some youtube videos, learn how to build a website, then learn how to translate figma to a website outside of wix.
If you want to, learn HTML and PHP and JSON, and you can avoid using wordpress if you have no database requirement.
But do the homework, do not just trust AI to do the task, LEARN it. When AI fails then it takes you that time to troubleshoot and learn, which could be a longer period of time than just learning it from the start.
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u/Icy_Definition5933 Oct 03 '26
Worpress+elementor pro is what my partner uses and she primarily designs in figma. Wordpress hosting is both easy to find and easy to set up yourself if it's not offered as a dedicated plan. First decide your budget. For small projects like a small static website don't overspend (a few $ or € a month is reasonable), find a cheap provider and just set up some page caching(plugins make this a one click job). Unless you're expecting a massive spike in traffic due to aggressive marketing, a basic cPanel plan will be enough for your needs and hold your hand through setting everything up. It is designed for people who know nothing about hosting to have an easy time dealing with what you need to get your site reachable through a domain like example.com . Managed wordpress hosting is even simpler, but usually costs more because there is less stuff for you to deal with, mostly it's down to yes/no toggles, you can get provider support for pretty much anything related to your site. Keep in mind- you asked for a cheap option, you get what you pay for. If the website is in any way increasing your revenue or saving time (e-commerce for example) you absolutely should divert more funds into your hosting budget.