Deploying to Web 1.0 Hosting
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TAGS: meta, hosting, smallweb
Everything this theme builds is plain HTML, so it works as-is on hosts designed for old devices and the smallweb.
Web 1.0 Hosting is an option I personally recommend. Sites hosted with it are reachable over both HTTP, on IPv4 and IPv6, by raw IP, through their WAP gateway for old phones, and inside the Yggdrasil overlay network.
Steps
- Register at web1.0hosting.net/register and pick a login and a free domain (
.w10.site,.w0.am,.narod.ws, or.oldcities.org). Credentials are sent by email. Note that Microsoft and Apple mailboxes (outlook/hotmail/live/icloud) reject their mail, so use a different address. - Run
npm run build. - Upload the contents of
_site/to your site's root, either over FTP/FTPS with the emailed credentials, or via the browser-based Web FTP uploader. - Done! Your site is live at
http://yourlogin.w10.site.
Host-specific notes
- Rename
_site/404.htmltoerror404.html, as that's the filename web 1.0 hosting looks for. (src/_redirectsis Netlify-only) - A
humans.txtin the site root (<=400 chars) sets your description on their "last edited / most visited / most liked" listing pages. - An empty file named
modemin the root caps your site's bandwidth at 5 kbps, if you want the authentic dial-up experience. - Optional extras: server-side includes, plus guestbook/chat/counter CGI scripts that work in ancient browsers. See their FAQ.
Support a friend of the small web
Denys, who runs the ELPiS Web 1.0 zine, has been diagnosed with cancer. He is currently living in Ukraine and does not have funds for medication beyond painkillers. If this theme or the smallweb has given you anything, please consider donating or sharing (original post):
- PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2PYBDTJ6EM54U
- Monobank: https://send.monobank.ua/6hDcCqG3tc
- BTC:
bc1qwmkngqgxw3kzu35lp2npkjtepghhx6mftkfw6g - ETH:
0x5931d8E3F279eb65F71295374a9425a32032F473