Where to host an exported Framer site
Twelve hosts that will serve a static Framer export. Each page covers the deploy command, the config file that host needs, the custom-domain path, and the one failure that host is known for.
| Host | Deploy | Config file | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel | Vercel CLI, or drag the folder into the dashboard | vercel.json | Yes |
| Netlify | Drag-and-drop, or the Netlify CLI | _redirects | Yes |
| Cloudflare Pages | Wrangler CLI, or direct upload in the dashboard | _headers | Yes |
| GitHub Pages | Commit the export to a repo and enable Pages | .nojekyll | Yes |
| Amazon S3 | AWS CLI sync | bucket-policy.json | Yes |
| Hostinger | hPanel File Manager upload, or SFTP | .htaccess | Paid only |
| DigitalOcean App Platform | doctl CLI, or connect a Git repository | app.yaml | Yes |
| Render | Connect a Git repository | render.yaml | Yes |
| Firebase Hosting | Firebase CLI | firebase.json | Yes |
| your own VPS (nginx) | rsync over SSH | /etc/nginx/sites-available/your-site | Paid only |
| Surge | Surge CLI | CORS | Yes |
| cPanel shared hosting | File Manager upload, or FTP | .htaccess | Paid only |
Anyone who wants the closest thing to Framer's own publish button, with previews on every change.
Non-technical owners — this is the only mainstream host where a working deploy is genuinely one drag.
Sites with real traffic, where bandwidth overage on a metered host would cost more than the export did.
Archival and portfolio sites where free-forever matters more than deploy ergonomics.
Teams already inside AWS who want the site under the same account, billing, and IAM as everything else.
Owners who want one annual invoice covering the domain, the hosting, and mailboxes.
People who already run droplets and want the marketing site on the same bill.
Git-driven teams who want free static hosting without Vercel's commercial-use question.
Projects already using Firebase auth or Firestore, keeping one CLI and one project.
Anyone hosting several sites who wants one bill and full control of caching and logs.
Throwaway staging links and client previews you want up in ten seconds.
Clients who already pay for shared hosting and want the Framer site to live where their email already does.