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Abiodun Eniola
Abiodun Eniola

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How to host a Website on AWS Amplify

AWS Amplify helps developers build and deploy applications in minutes.
It is fast, simple and easy to use.

Let's get started
We are going to host a static website built with HTML & CSS on Amplify

Step 1

  • Login into the console and search "Amplify"

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Step 2

  • Under the hosting section Click get started
  • Select deploy without git to upload the website source code from your local machine.

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Step 3

  • Enter the *App name *
  • Provide an Environment name e.g Test, Dev
  • Select the drag & drop as preferred method of uploading files.

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Step 4

  • Drag your website folder 📁 to the console and wait for it to be uploaded

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Our website folder has been uploaded successfully

  • Click save & deploy and wait for some minutes for our website to be fully deployed.

Step 5

  • Deployed! Our website has been deployed successfully!

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  • Click on the domain link or copy the URL to your browser The website is up and running.

Below is a screenshot of the test website

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Please delete the deployed project after use to avoid being charged.

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