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Create a website

Turn a folder into a live site with PHP, Node.js, Python or another runtime.

Open Fabric

Steps

  1. Click Websites & Hosting in the side menu, then + New site.
  2. Under Identity, type the Site name (slug). It becomes name.ocalt.site. Add a Label if you like.
  3. Under Root & runtime, pick the Root machine: namespace (a folder in your Ocalt space) or one of your machines. Then set the Root path.
  4. Pick the Runtime: PHP, Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Perl, Bash or Static files.
  5. Under How is it reached?, choose Public (anyone can visit) or Internal (only your own sites and machines can call it).
  6. Click Create site, then Open site at the top right to visit it.

Good to know

  • A folder on a machine stays on the machine. See Host a website from a folder on your computer.
  • To upload files with an FTP app, open the site and use Deploy & FTP. See “Get FTP or SFTP access to a site folder”.
  • To change the language later, open the site, click Runtime, choose another and click Save runtime.

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Get FTP or SFTP access to a folder, in your namespace or on a machine Make a login for FileZilla, WinSCP, sftp or scp that only sees one folder. Fabric Connect your own domain, or claim a free subdomain Point example.com at a site or tunnel, or take a name.ocalt.site address. Fabric

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