Hosting a Static Website on Amazon S3

📰 Dev.to · Esther Ninyo

Host a static website on Amazon S3 without managing servers, using a simple and cost-effective solution

beginner Published 29 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Create an Amazon S3 bucket using the AWS Management Console
Upload your static website files to the S3 bucket
Configure the bucket for static website hosting
Set up a custom domain for your static website
Test and verify your website is accessible

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps teams can benefit from this tutorial to quickly deploy static websites on Amazon S3, improving their workflow efficiency and reducing infrastructure costs.

Key Insight

💡 Amazon S3 provides a simple and cost-effective way to host static websites without requiring server management