How do I start deploying my first website?

I personally use GitHub Pages to host my projects, and it’s been fantastic for that. Here’s a link to one of my pages: https://horrelltech.github.io/webdev-studio/. It's straightforward and works great! Plus, this particular project has an AI coding assistant integrated if you’re interested in that.

It really depends on how you built your site. If it's just static files—HTML, CSS, JavaScript—then you can host it pretty easily. You need to upload those files somewhere online and get a domain name pointing to it. For static hosting, I'd recommend services like Netlify or Vercel. They’re super user-friendly compared to something like Amazon S3, which can be a bit tricky to set up. You can even register your domain through them! If your site is running on something like WordPress, then you'll need a service like Amazon EC2, but that's a whole lot more complicated. WPEngine is another good option for WordPress sites!

Are you looking to deploy your site locally or do you want it to be public? If it's just for local use, there are plugins in VS Code that let you host it right there. You can find one or two good YouTube videos that cover it in about 15 minutes! Just search for it with ChatGPT’s help.