Title: Static Site Resources
Description: A list of resources that can help improve your static sites.
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Just because you're running a static site doesn't mean that the experience can't be both rich for your users and easy to host and deploy for you. This is a list of helpful resources we've found. Please suggest additional resources if you know of any.

# Services
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A lot of third-parties have been filling in for traditional server-side roles with easy to embed JavaScript widgets that run on the client. Here are some of our favorites.
  
  - **[Disqus](https://disqus.com)**: discussion and comments.
  
  - **[Eager](https://eager.io/)**: platform for easily adding libraries and services to your static site.
  
  - **[Formspree](http://formspree.io/)**: forms via email.

  - **[Brisk Forms](https://www.briskforms.com/)**: free and open source forms via email that keeps your email address private.
  
  - **[Krowdify](http://www.krowdify.com/)**: inline discussion widget similar to Medium.
  
  - **[Snipcart](https://snipcart.com/)**: shopping cart.

  - **[Swiftype](https://swiftype.com/)**: site search.

# Hosting
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  - **[GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/)**: free static hosting with native support for Jekyll. 

  - **[Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)**: dedicated static site hosting with automation, CDN, and native support for many generators.
  
  - **[Surge](https://surge.sh)**: free static site hosting with easy deployment via command line.
  

Title: Static Site Resources
Description: A list of resources that can help improve your static sites.
---
Just because you're running a static site doesn't mean that the experience can't be both rich for your users and easy to host and deploy for you. This is a list of helpful resources we've found. Please suggest additional resources if you know of any.

# Services
---
A lot of third-parties have been filling in for traditional server-side roles with easy to embed JavaScript widgets that run on the client. Here are some of our favorites.
  
  - **[Disqus](https://disqus.com)**: discussion and comments.
  
  - **[Eager](https://eager.io/)**: platform for easily adding libraries and services to your static site.
  
  - **[Formspree](http://formspree.io/)**: forms via email.

  - **[Brisk Forms](https://www.briskforms.com/)**: free and open source forms via email that keeps your email address private.
  
  - **[Krowdify](http://www.krowdify.com/)**: inline discussion widget similar to Medium.
  
  - **[Snipcart](https://snipcart.com/)**: shopping cart.

  - **[Swiftype](https://swiftype.com/)**: site search.

# Hosting
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  - **[GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com/)**: free static hosting with native support for Jekyll. 

  - **[Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)**: dedicated static site hosting with automation, CDN, and native support for many generators.
  
  - **[Surge](https://surge.sh)**: free static site hosting with easy deployment via command line.

  - **[Firebase Hosting](https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/)**: fast and secure static hosting for your web app with free and paid options.


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