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Domains, DNS, deploys and the front end — written from first-hand builds of this very site, failures included.
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- How to deploy a static site on Render — from a site that did itPush-to-deploy, the publish directory, spooling deploys and the free-tier cold start: the whole path, written …
- Custom domains: the DNS order that avoids downtimeApex, www, CNAME flattening and verification order — the sequence that works, learned while moving a live site…
- A front end that survives redesigns: CSP-safe patterns that workNo jQuery, no inline scripts, no build step — the four patterns behind a 500-page site's entire JavaScript lay…
- Sitemaps and IndexNow: telling search engines the honest wayWhat to ping, when to ping it, and why sampled verification is how broken launches happen.
- Why won't my website deploy? The diagnostic treeBuild red, build green but the site wrong, or nothing happening at all — the three failure families, in the or…
- Why does DNS not work — and why do changes 'take so long'?Wrong records, caching layers, and the registry itself: how to find which layer is lying to you, and what prop…
- Why is my site still not HTTPS? Certificate problems, in orderDNS first, CAA second, coverage third: why certificates fail to issue, and why the padlock can still say 'Not …
- Why is my site not on Google? An indexing diagnosticFrom 'site:' to Search Console: the nine checks in the order that finds the blocker — and the honest truth abo…
- Why is GitHub Pages not showing my changes?Branch, cache, base path: the three places a deployed change hides — and the project-page trap that breaks ass…
- Why does Firebase deployment fail? Rules, indexes, quotaThe CLI's four honest error families — auth, project, rules and indexes — and the exact order to read them in.
- What is DNS? The internet's phonebook, explained properlyNames into numbers, records into pages: what actually happens when you type an address — and why changes take …
- What the padlock really means: HTTPS and SSL, honestlyEncryption, identity, and the thing the padlock does NOT tell you — which is exactly what phishers exploit.
- How the internet works, plainlyPackets, addresses, protocols and one world-wide agreement on shapes: the whole machine in five minutes, no ja…
- Free hosting vs. paid hosting: what actually changesStatic free hosting is the best deal in tech — until you need email, always-on compute or someone to call. The…
- Why your website is slow: the real causes, not the guessed onesWebsites have exactly six speed problems, ranked by how often they're the culprit. Measure first, blame second…
- Domain names explained: what you're actually paying forAnnual fees, teaser pricing, privacy, premium traps and the 60-day lock — the honest anatomy of the £10-a-year…
- HTTP status codes explained: the numbers your browser whispersWhat 200, 301, 304, 404, 429 and 500 actually mean, why 401 is not 403, and how to read a status code like a d…
- DNS problems: a diagnosis order that finds the cause fast'Site down' is three different problems wearing one sentence. The lookup ladder: your machine, your resolver, …
- SSL certificate errors: what each warning is actually telling youExpired, wrong-name, self-signed and mixed content — the four certificate failures, what causes them, and whic…
- Environment variables: what they are and why your API keys live thereConfiguration that changes per machine without changing code: how env vars work in shells, .env files and host…
- How to check if Google has indexed a pageThe ten-second test, the definitive test, and the five reasons a page stays out of Google even when everything…
- Render vs Vercel vs Netlify in 2026: the comparison that starts with your projectEvery number here was read off the three platforms' own pricing pages on 15 September 2026 — and the honest an…
- Web hosting costs explained: the true 3-year price (and the renewal trap)2026 hosting prices honestly: intro vs renewal, the real bands by plan type, hidden add-ons, and an editable 3…
- Where to Host a Website for Free — And What Free Actually MeansYou can put a real site online without paying rent. Free is not unlimited, not a shop, and not the same produc…
- The Website Worked. The Deployment Didn't.Four things that went wrong deploying my own projects to Render — including the ENOENT package.json error on t…
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