How Much Does a Website Cost? Just Free Here (feat. RStudio & Quarto)
So, are you wondering how much it costs to create a website? Do you think that creating a website is a difficult and expensive task? Of course, if you're thinking of a fancy designed one, you should consider the price you'll have to pay.
But if not, you can use the method I'll share in this post to create a Create a homepage for free is present. Leverage R, RStudio, and QuartoSo just follow along, step by step, and you'll have your own website in 2-3 hours. Of course, the more time you spend, the better the quality, right?
So, let's get started.
Create a website without paying for it!
1. Install the free and open source R and RStudio
As mentioned earlier, you'll need to install R and RStudio first.
The method is Installing R, RStudio - Windows The post explains this in more detail.
R is about 85 megabytes (MByte) and RStudio is about 260 MByte. Both files are free to everyone, and the installation process is very simple.
2. Lay the groundwork for creating your own free website
Now that you've installed R and RStudio in step 1, let's do some groundwork in RStudio.
Build Your Own Free Website Part 1 - The Basics (Feat. Quarto) As you read the post and follow along, you'll eventually see the homepage you created locally (on your computer).
You'll be amazed at the power of creating a one-of-a-kind website with just a few clicks and a few typos.
3. Create a GitHub account and set up RStudio Connect
The homepage you create is just a state that only you can see on your computer.
In order to make this website visible to others, I need to create my own space on the internet. To do this, I'm going to use GitHub.
I don't know the first thing about GitHub, don't worry.
Guide to signing up for GitHub and setting up RStudio Connect This post will help you follow along. The first step is to install Git and sign up for GitHub.
People say this is the hardest part, but you just have to be patient and follow along. The satisfaction of completing it is really great.
4. Free deployment with Netlify and GitHub
Let's try to deploy a website with a basic framework for free. There are several free services available, and we'll use Netlify.
Free deployment with Netlify and GitHub Let's take a look at the post and work on showing our homepage to our friends.
5. Customize your homepage
Add a navigation bar
Adding a navigation bar greatly improves the usability of your homepage.
Build Your Own Free Website Part 2 - Top Menu (navbar) Learn how to set up your navigation bar in this post.
Adding blog functionality
If you want to add a blog menu to provide more content on a regular basis, you can use the Build Your Own Free Website Part 3 - Create a Blog post for more information.
A blog is a great way to connect with your readers and increase the number of visitors to your homepage.
Mastering the Quarto basics
Each page and blog post requires a little more study and touch to get it right.
Build Your Own Free Website Part 5 - Quarto Basics This post will help you upgrade your homepage a bit more.
I'll be doing more research on Quarto and hopefully have something better to share in the future.
Organize
After installing R and RStudio, utilizing Git and Github, and signing up for Netlify, it's time for me to become a website owner. Because this post, and several posts linked to this post, are not 100% perfect, we're using the ALAN, WRTN and other AI services.
With the above methods, anyone can use the Create your own homepage for freeYou can create a one-of-a-kind website for a few hundred bucks to run your computer and a couple hours of your time.
Why not give it a try right now?
(Come here for a moment. https://it-playground.netlify.app/ This is an experimental website. I have to constantly update it, which is not easy. ^^;;)
