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Neocities launches free static web hosting platform

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Neocities offers a free static hosting service with an in‑browser HTML editor, drag‑and‑drop file upload and a command‑line tool. The platform runs its own anycast CDN across more than a dozen datacenters, providing SSL, HTTP/2 and low latency for static sites. It also supplies RSS feeds, public APIs and open‑source code for developers to build integrations.

The service emphasizes community features: a gallery of sites searchable by tags, follow functionality that pushes updates to a personal news feed, and comment threads that can be shared on external social networks. Neocities states it does not serve advertising or sell user data for AI training, relying on supporter accounts and donations for revenue.

Metrics displayed on the site include over 54 billion total hits, nearly 15 billion visitors and more than 343 million site updates, indicating sizable traffic for a free tier. By focusing on static content, Neocities claims reliability and speed that surpass many commercial cloud providers, positioning itself as an alternative for hobbyists and small‑scale creators seeking simple, privacy‑focused web publishing.