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Static Website

Static websites are used to host HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other static files, suitable for deploying frontend project build outputs, documentation sites, etc.

Create Static Website

  1. Go to the Website page
  2. Click the Static tab
  3. Click Create Website

Configuration Items

  • Name: Website identifier, e.g., docs
  • Domain: Bound domain, e.g., docs.example.com
  • Port: Listening port, default 80
  • Website Directory: Path where static files are stored
  • Remarks: Optional remarks

Edit Static Website

Click the Edit button in the website list to enter the edit page.

Domain and Listen

Configure the website's domain and listening port.

Domain and Listen Configuration

Advanced Settings

Configure advanced options such as website logs and default documents.

Advanced Settings

  • Website Directory: Absolute path where static files are stored
  • Default Document: Default homepage file, e.g., index.html

Custom Configuration (Rewrite)

In the Custom Configuration tab, you can add Nginx configuration for URL rewriting and other functions.

Custom Configuration

Click the Add Custom Configuration button to add configuration:

Add Custom Configuration

  • Name: Configuration name, supports letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes
  • Scope: Configuration scope, can choose "This Website" or "Global"
  • Content: Nginx configuration content, such as location blocks

Use Cases

Frontend Projects

Build outputs from Vue, React, Angular, and other frontend frameworks:

bash
# Vue project
npm run build
# Upload dist directory contents to website directory

# React project
npm run build
# Upload build directory contents to website directory

Documentation Sites

Static site generators like VitePress, Docusaurus, Hugo:

bash
# VitePress
npm run docs:build
# Upload .vitepress/dist directory contents to website directory

Single Page Application (SPA)

Single page applications need to configure rewrite rules to point all routes to index.html. Add in Custom Configuration:

nginx
location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}

Directory Structure

Typical static website directory structure:

/opt/ace/sites/website-name/public
├── index.html         # Homepage
├── assets/            # Static resources
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   └── images/
├── favicon.ico        # Website icon
└── ...

FAQ

404 Error

  • Check if the file exists in the website directory
  • Check filename case sensitivity (Linux is case-sensitive)
  • Single page applications need to configure rewrite rules

Resource Loading Failed

  • Check if the resource path is correct
  • Check if absolute paths are used
  • Check CORS configuration

Chinese Filename Garbled

  • Ensure files use UTF-8 encoding