01Three signals it is time
The site is finished
The workshop has become standing rent on something that no longer changes.
The bill outgrew the site
Always-on tiers priced for apps, serving a site that is pages.
You think about deploys
Sleep behaviour, limits and restarts are on your mind. A static host removes the category.
02When moving makes sense
03When moving makes sense
Three signals, any one of which is enough. The site is finished and the workshop is now standing rent. The hosting costs have outgrown what a pages-sized site justifies. Or the deploy story, always-on repls, sleep behaviour, limits, has become something you think about. A finished static site on managed static hosting is faster from Australia, flat-priced, and one fewer login to remember.
04The boundary, because we would rather say it now
A repl that runs a real server, database or scheduled jobs is application hosting, and static hosting is not that. If visitors need the process running, keep it on an application platform. The sites that move are the ones that turned out to be pages: a finished build, a portfolio, a business site. The boundary page explains it in full.
05The migration in one paragraph
Push the project from Replit to GitHub, connect the repository, deploy, preview on the loomweb.co address, connect the domain, then power the repl down. Content, design and domain survive the move intact. The only thing left behind is the workshop, and it is still there if you ever want it back.
06Frequently Asked Questions
My repl runs a server process. Can it move?
Not if visitors need that process. Static hosting serves pages and files. Keep the app on an application platform and move the pages that are pages.
What happens to my custom domain?
It is yours, registered wherever you bought it. Repoint the DNS records at the new host and it follows. Email records are separate and unaffected.
Is it actually cheaper?
For a finished static site, usually: a flat annual price against the always-on tier a repl tends to need. Check your Replit bill against it and keep the difference in evidence.
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