Static Websites

With S3 storage, you can host a static website. This is convenient, for example, for publishing documentation, a portfolio, or a landing page.

Configuration

To host a website:

1. Upload the index file to the root of the bucket. It must not be placed inside a folder.

2. The rest of the files (pages, styles, scripts, media content) can be placed in directories.

Example structure:

index.html
pages/
  firstpage.html
  secondpage.html
img/
  1.png
  2.png
css/
  style.css
js/
  index.js
404.html
403.html

Files can be uploaded through the object manager or using third-party utilities, such as Cyberduck.

After uploading:

1. Go to the Settings section of the bucket.
2. Click the Change button next to Website.

3. Enable the static website.
4. (Optional) Change the name of the index file (default: index.html).
5. (Optional) Configure error pages: select an error code (for example, 404) and the corresponding page.
6. Copy the link where your website will be available.
7. Save the changes.

Limitations

• At the moment, you cannot connect a custom domain. The site will only be available at an address like:

bucket_name.website.hmstorage.net

• For the site to work, the bucket must be public. If you make it private, the pages will start returning a 403 error.