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I added this to: https://www.findhost.app/statichost/", "context": "", "use_case": "Static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 793310512, "item_id": 49581907, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581907", "by": "mtlynch", "date": "2026-09-05", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "None of the others support spending limits last I checked.", "excerpt": "> That's a lie. 9\u20ac is not the max you pay, it's metered and extra traffic costs extra. So what you said about others can just as well apply here. From the pricing FAQ[0]: > Can I set a spending limit for overages? > Yes. Please contact support in order to set up your spending limit. None of the others support spending limits last I checked. 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It's free, it's fast, it's in the EU.", "context": "", "use_case": "static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 793123312, "item_id": 49570207, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570207", "by": "pkal", "date": "2026-09-04", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm using this for my mother's website", "excerpt": "I'm using this for my mother's website (https://www.touchofglass.eu/), and my only complaint is that it assumes you version a website in a Git repository. You can work around it by uploading a tarball or something like that, but it is far less convenient than using sftp/rsync. But considering that we are far into the free 10GB a month and I only have to update it very infrequently, it seemed like the best solution.", "context": "", "use_case": "static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 748627184, "item_id": 46789199, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46789199", "by": "pojntfx", "date": "2026-01-27", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "\"statichost\" is neat", "excerpt": "\"statichost\" is neat: https://www.statichost.eu/ No functions though!", "context": "", "use_case": "European static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: European alternative to Vercel/Cloudflare for hosting"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 793143088, "item_id": 49571443, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49571443", "by": "reconnecting", "date": "2026-09-04", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "Status page sends data to Google, Doubleclick, etc", "excerpt": "I like it. But not 100% EU. Status page sends data to Google, Doubleclick, etc (1) \"In Brief: statichost.eu does not collect or share any personal information or data. \" (2) Every page contains a hidden 1px pixel img that collects 15+ parameters: https://queue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/simple.gif?version=cdn_latest_11&hostname=www.statichost.eu&ua=...5&https=true&timezone=...&sri=false&path=%2Fprivacy%2F&viewport_width=", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}]}], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["static site hosting", "european static site hosting"], "compared": [], "makers": [{"id": 745871216, "item_id": 46616951, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616951", "by": "ericselin", "date": "2026-01-14", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "if you're into digital sovereignty tou should totally check out statichost.eu (disclaimer: I'm the founder :)", "excerpt": "FreeSwewing is an awesome project by Joost De Cock! You should totally check it out if you're into sewing. And if you're into digital sovereignty tou should totally check out statichost.eu (disclaimer: I'm the founder :) TL;DR takeaway for HN techies: when executing resource-intensive workloads on Node.js, pay attention to its max heap size. It can be increased with the `--max-old-space-size` option, e.g. via the env", "context": "founder", "use_case": "static hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why FreeSewing with its users migrated to statichost.eu"}], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49569896", "title": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting", "mentions": 7}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781700", "title": "Ask HN: European alternative to Vercel/Cloudflare for hosting", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46616950", "title": "Why FreeSewing with its users migrated to statichost.eu", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 3, "warn": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-10": {}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "quotes": [{"id": 793518992, "item_id": 49594937, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49594937", "by": "esher", "date": "2026-09-07", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I added this to: https://www.findhost.app/statichost/", "excerpt": "Congrats on the launch. 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Status page sends data to Google, Doubleclick, etc (1) \"In Brief: statichost.eu does not collect or share any personal information or data. \" (2) Every page contains a hidden 1px pixel img that collects 15+ parameters: https://queue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/simple.gif?version=cdn_latest_11&hostname=www.statichost.eu&ua=...5&https=true&timezone=...&sri=false&path=%2Fprivacy%2F&viewport_width=", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 793130240, "item_id": 49570640, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570640", "by": "pkal", "date": "2026-09-04", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "they now provide a script that automates the process", "excerpt": "According to the docs no, but I did find out that they now provide a script that automates the process https://www.statichost.eu/docs/direct-upload/.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 793123312, "item_id": 49570207, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49570207", "by": "pkal", "date": "2026-09-04", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm using this for my mother's website", "excerpt": "I'm using this for my mother's website (https://www.touchofglass.eu/), and my only complaint is that it assumes you version a website in a Git repository. You can work around it by uploading a tarball or something like that, but it is far less convenient than using sftp/rsync. But considering that we are far into the free 10GB a month and I only have to update it very infrequently, it seemed like the best solution.", "context": "", "use_case": "static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Statichost.eu \u2013 European static site hosting"}, {"id": 748627184, "item_id": 46789199, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46789199", "by": "pojntfx", "date": "2026-01-27", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "\"statichost\" is neat", "excerpt": "\"statichost\" is neat: https://www.statichost.eu/ No functions though!", "context": "", "use_case": "European static site hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: European alternative to Vercel/Cloudflare for hosting"}]}