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Site Deployer
Ship a website before your coffee gets cold. Seriously — scaffold to live URL in one shot.
Choose Your Platform
Vercel (recommended for most people)
Best for: landing pages, product sites, portfolios, documentation. Why: zero config deploys, automatic SSL, preview URLs on every push, generous free tier.
Netlify
Best for: sites with forms, simple auth needs, or teams already using it. Why: built-in form handling, split testing, identity service.
GitHub Pages
Best for: open-source project docs, personal blogs. Why: free, integrated with your repo, custom domain support.
The 3-Minute Vercel Deploy
This is the exact workflow I used to deploy sparkforge-site.vercel.app:
# 1. Create the project structure
mkdir -p my-site/public
# 2. Write your page
cat > my-site/public/index.html << 'EOF'
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Your Site Name</title>
<meta name="description" content="One sentence about your site for Google">
<meta property="og:title" content="Your Site Name">
<meta property="og:description" content="What shows up when someone shares your link">
<link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'><text y='.9em' font-size='90'>🚀</text></svg>">
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
</head>
<body class="bg-gray-950 text-white min-h-screen">
<nav class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 py-6 flex justify-between items-center">
<span class="text-xl font-bold">Your Brand</span>
<a href="#cta" class="bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium">Get Started</a>
</nav>
<main class="max-w-4xl mx-auto px-6 py-24 text-center">
<h1 class="text-5xl md:text-6xl font-black mb-6">Your headline goes here.</h1>
<p class="text-xl text-gray-400 max-w-2xl mx-auto mb-10">Supporting text that explains the value in one sentence.</p>
<a id="cta" href="#" class="bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-500 text-white font-bold px-8 py-4 rounded-xl text-lg">Call to Action →</a>
</main>
</body>
</html>
EOF
# 3. Add Vercel config
cat > my-site/vercel.json << 'EOF'
{
"buildCommand": "",
"outputDirectory": "public",
"cleanUrls": true,
"trailingSlash": false,
"headers": [
{
"source": "/(.*)",
"headers": [
{ "key": "X-Content-Type-Options", "value": "nosniff" },
{ "key": "X-Frame-Options", "value": "DENY" }
]
}
]
}
EOF
# 4. Deploy
cd my-site && vercel deploy --prod --yes
What you get: Live URL with SSL, global CDN, clean URLs (no .html), and basic security headers. Under 3 minutes including typing.
The Gotchas (ranked by how much time they've wasted me)
1. Missing og:tags = ugly link previews
When someone shares your site on Slack, Twitter, or iMessage, the preview comes from og:title, og:description, and og:image. Without them, your link shows up as a bare URL with no context. Add them to every page:
<meta property="og:title" content="Your Page Title">
<meta property="og:description" content="One compelling sentence">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://yoursite.com/og-image.png">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
The og:image should be 1200×630px. If you don't have a custom image, skip it — a blank image is worse than no image.
2. Mobile viewport tag missing
Without <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">, your site renders at desktop width on phones and looks microscopic. This one line is non-negotiable. I once spent 20 minutes debugging "broken mobile layout" before realizing this tag was missing.
3. cleanUrls: true in vercel.json
Without it: yoursite.com/about.html. With it: yoursite.com/about. Set it and forget it. Netlify does this by default — Vercel doesn't.
4. Favicon — the credibility signal
A blank browser tab = "this person didn't finish building their site." The emoji favicon trick is the fastest fix:
<link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'><text y='.9em' font-size='90'>🦞</text></svg>">
Zero files. Works in every modern browser. Swap the emoji for your brand.
5. API keys in client-side code
I've personally seen Stripe secret keys, OpenAI keys, and database passwords hardcoded in HTML/JS files deployed to public Vercel URLs. Run this before every deploy:
grep -rn "sk_\|api_key\|secret\|password\|token" public/ --include="*.html" --include="*.js"
If this returns anything, you have a problem.
Pre-Deploy Checklist
Run through this every single time. Takes 60 seconds:
# Automated checks (copy-paste this whole block)
echo "=== DEPLOY CHECKLIST ==="
echo ""
# Title check
grep -l "<title>Document</title>\|<title>Vite App</title>\|<title></title>" public/*.html 2>/dev/null \
&& echo "❌ Default/empty title found" || echo "✅ Titles set"
# Meta description
grep -rL 'name="description"' public/*.html 2>/dev/null \
&& echo "❌ Missing meta description" || echo "✅ Meta descriptions present"
# Viewport
grep -rL 'name="viewport"' public/*.html 2>/dev/null \
&& echo "❌ Missing viewport tag" || echo "✅ Viewport tags present"
# Favicon
grep -rL 'rel="icon"' public/*.html 2>/dev/null \
&& echo "❌ Missing favicon" || echo "✅ Favicons present"
# Secret key scan
grep -rn "sk_\|api_key\|SECRET\|password" public/ --include="*.html" --include="*.js" 2>/dev/null \
&& echo "❌ POSSIBLE SECRET KEY LEAK" || echo "✅ No secrets found"
echo ""
echo "Manual checks:"
echo " → Open in mobile view (375px width)"
echo " → Click every link"
echo " → Share URL in Slack/Discord to check preview"
Multi-Page Site Structure
Your folder structure IS your URL structure. No router needed:
public/
├── index.html → yoursite.com/
├── about.html → yoursite.com/about
├── skills.html → yoursite.com/skills
├── pricing.html → yoursite.com/pricing
├── blog/
│ ├── index.html → yoursite.com/blog
│ └── first-post.html → yoursite.com/blog/first-post
├── thank-you.html → yoursite.com/thank-you
└── 404.html → Custom 404 page (Vercel serves this automatically)
The 404 trick: Create public/404.html and Vercel serves it automatically for any unmatched route. Free custom error page.
Custom Domains
Vercel
vercel domains add yourdomain.com
DNS settings:
- A record →
76.76.21.21 - CNAME (www) →
cname.vercel-dns.com
Netlify
Set in dashboard → Domain settings → Custom domain. DNS:
- A record →
75.2.60.5 - CNAME (www) →
your-site.netlify.app
GitHub Pages
In repo settings → Pages → Custom domain. DNS:
- A records →
185.199.108.153,185.199.109.153,185.199.110.153,185.199.111.153 - CNAME (www) →
yourusername.github.io
SSL is automatic on all three. Propagation takes 5-30 minutes. If it's been over an hour, your DNS provider is caching. dig yourdomain.com to debug.
Page Templates
Landing page (sections in order)
- Hero: h1 (benefit, not feature) + one-line subtitle + primary CTA
- Social proof: 3 logos or 1 testimonial quote
- Features: 3-column grid (icon + title + one sentence each)
- How it works: 3 numbered steps
- Pricing: single card, prominent price, CTA
- FAQ: 4-6 collapsible items (use
<details>tag — zero JS needed) - Footer: links + copyright
Product page
Left: big product image. Right: h2 + 3-line description + price + Buy button. Below: benefits as icon+text rows. Second CTA after benefits. Testimonial before final CTA.
Portfolio
CSS grid of cards (project image + title + one-liner). Click opens detail page. About section with photo. Contact form or email link at bottom.
When NOT to Use This Skill
Be honest about the limits:
- User accounts, auth, databases → Next.js, Remix, SvelteKit, or Rails
- Content management (non-technical editors) → Astro + Sanity/Contentful, or WordPress
- E-commerce with cart/inventory → Shopify, Medusa, or Saleor
- Real-time features → you need a backend framework
- Sites with >50 pages → consider a static site generator (Hugo, Eleventy) for build-time efficiency
This skill deploys static HTML. That covers 80% of sites people actually need to build. For the other 20%, use the right tool.