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title: Host on Render
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description: Host your Hugo site for free with Render's global CDN, fully-managed SSL and auto deploys from GitHub.
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categories: [hosting and deployment]
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keywords: [hosting]
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menu:
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docs:
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parent: hosting-and-deployment
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toc: true
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---
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## Introduction
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[Render](https://render.com) is a fully-managed cloud platform where you can host static sites, backend APIs, databases, cron jobs, and all your other apps in one place.
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Static sites are **completely free** on Render and include the following:
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- Continuous, automatic builds & deploys from [GitHub](https://render.com/docs/github) and [GitLab](https://render.com/docs/gitlab).
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- Automatic SSL certificates through [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org).
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- Instant cache invalidation with a lightning fast, global CDN.
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- Unlimited collaborators.
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- Unlimited [custom domains](https://render.com/docs/custom-domains).
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- Automatic [Brotli compression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotli) for faster sites.
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- Native HTTP/2 support.
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- [Pull Request Previews](https://render.com/docs/pull-request-previews).
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- Automatic HTTP → HTTPS redirects.
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- Custom URL redirects and rewrites.
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## Assumptions
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- You have an account with GitHub or GitLab.
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- You have completed the [Quick Start] or have a Hugo website you are ready to deploy and share with the world.
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- You have a Render account. You can sign up at https://render.com/register.
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## Deployment
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You can set up a Hugo site on Render in two quick steps:
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1. Create a new **Static Site** on Render, and give Render permission to access your GitHub/GitLab repo.
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2. Use the following values during creation:
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Field | Value
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**Build Command** | `hugo --gc --minify` (or your own build command)
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**Publish Directory** | `public` (or your own output directory)
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That's it! Your site will be live on your Render URL (which looks like `yoursite.onrender.com`) as soon as the build is done.
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## Continuous deploys
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Now that Render is connected to your repo, it will **automatically build and publish your site** any time you push to your GitHub/GitLab.
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You can choose to disable auto deploys under the **Settings** section for your site and deploy it manually from the Render dashboard.
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## CDN and cache invalidation
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Render hosts your site on a global, lightning fast CDN which ensures the fastest possible download times for all your users across the globe.
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Every deploy automatically and instantly invalidates the CDN cache, so your users can always access the latest content on your site.
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## Custom domains
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Add your own domains to your site easily using Render's [custom domains](https://render.com/docs/custom-domains) guide.
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## Pull Request previews
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With Pull Request (PR) previews, you can visualize changes introduced in a pull request instead of simply relying on code reviews.
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Once enabled, every PR for your site will automatically generate a new static site based on the code in the PR. It will have its own URL, and it will be deleted automatically when the PR is closed.
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Read more about [Pull Request Previews](https://render.com/docs/pull-request-previews) on Render.
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## Hugo themes
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Render automatically downloads all Git submodules defined in your Git repo on every build. This way Hugo themes added as submodules work as expected.
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## Support
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Chat with Render developers at https://render.com/chat or email `support@render.com` if you need help.
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[Quick Start]: /getting-started/quick-start/
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