Put your site online

Until now, your site has only existed on your computer. Now you’ll build it and put it on the internet.

Build your site

Stop the dev server, then run:

npm run build

Astro creates a folder called dist holding your finished website. It’s plain HTML and CSS, which any host can serve.

Check it first by running:

npm run preview

Publish it

The quickest way, with no Git needed, is Netlify Drop:

1. Create a free Netlify account and open Netlify Drop.
2. Drag your dist folder onto the page.
3. Wait a few seconds, and Netlify gives you a live address.

Open it on your phone. That’s your website, on the internet.

What you’ve done

You’ve built a website and published it. That’s the whole journey, and every Astro site follows it.

Where to go next

• Install a theme for a finished design
• Add an integration for extra features
• Deploy to Cloudflare Workers, the host we use
• Choose a permanent host when you’re ready