> trifold offers an easy alternative to services like Cloudflare Pages, Netlify [...]
Does it? Those provide dynamic compute for e.g. SSR, not hosting static sites. The equivalent here is more like S3 + Cloudflare (Cloud Connector and some rules). Which is free for most use cases and (IMO) pretty easy.
Is it an easy alternative to GitHub pages? That felt pretty simple when I was looking for a solution to this exact situation. Each requires some coding knowledge, but it feels like this is a bit more work. And why do I have to pay anything?
I haven't used GitHub pages so I'm not actually sure if it provides compute or purely static file hosting, which is why I removed it from my quote.
Although it's my understanding that GitHub has much tighter content restrictions than the others. So you can't host commercial projects or anything the GitHub org finds 'icky'.
> GitHub Pages is not intended for or allowed to be used as a free web-hosting service to run your online business, e-commerce site, or any other website that is primarily directed at either facilitating commercial transactions or providing commercial software as a service (SaaS). GitHub Pages sites shouldn't be used for sensitive transactions like sending passwords or credit card numbers.
> In addition, your use of GitHub Pages is subject to the GitHub Terms of Service, including the restrictions on get-rich-quick schemes, sexually obscene content, and violent or threatening content or activity.
Does it? Those provide dynamic compute for e.g. SSR, not hosting static sites. The equivalent here is more like S3 + Cloudflare (Cloud Connector and some rules). Which is free for most use cases and (IMO) pretty easy.