Static

Deploy Hugo in 60 Seconds

Hugo is the fastest static site generator. Build locally, deploy the public/ directory with one command — real server, HTTPS, custom domains.

Deploy Hugo Starting at $3/mo

The usual way to deploy Hugo

Choosing between Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, S3 + CloudFront, or GitHub Pages — each with different limitations
S3 + CloudFront setup: bucket policy, distribution config, origin access identity, cache invalidation on every deploy
GitHub Pages has no custom 404 support, no server-side redirects, and breaks with certain baseURL configurations
Netlify and Vercel free tiers have bandwidth limits and build minute caps that surprise you at scale
Setting up a CI pipeline to run hugo build and deploy the output to your hosting provider with cache busting

Hugo builds in milliseconds but getting the output online with proper HTTPS and domains takes hours.

Or just run one command

$ hugo build

$ cd public && instapods deploy my-hugo-site --preset static

→ Uploading files...

→ Configuring nginx...

✓ Live at https://my-hugo-site.instapods.app

What you get

Recommended plan for Hugo

Launch Plan

$3/mo

0.5 shared vCPU
512 MB RAM
5 GB storage
HTTPS included
Custom domain support
SSH & web terminal access

Deploy Hugo

Hugo deployment notes

Build Locally

Run hugo build on your machine or in CI. Then deploy the public/ directory to InstaPods. Hugo is not installed on the server — only the built HTML is needed.

Custom 404 Pages

Hugo generates a 404.html. InstaPods nginx serves it automatically for missing routes. No extra configuration needed.

Redirects

Use Hugo aliases in front matter for redirects. InstaPods serves the generated HTML redirect pages. For server-side redirects, use a custom nginx config via SSH.