Deploying

We'll be using Forge to deploy our sites for free to the web! Forge takes over the "hosting" of your website, so instead of running your own server using http-server, you'll instead have Forge run the server for you! That means that once you deploy your site, you'll be able to visit it at mysite.getforge.com instead of localhost:8080 .

Login

We'll all be using the same account, so the login will be the same for everyone.

username: [email protected]

password: deploymysite

How?

1. Create a zip file of your project directory - we'll go over this in class, but you just select all your files/folders and right-click and press Send to > Compressed Folder, or possibly Create zip, it depends on what kind of computer you're using. Don't be afraid to Google or ask a classmate/mentor to help you.
2. Click on + Add a new Site on the left hand menu and give your site a new name
3. Click on Upload Zip in the main section of Forget and select your newly created .zip file.
4. Wait for it to upload - then go check out your site live! It might take a little while to upload, so give it some time, especially with many people deploying at once.