Upload a zip file

Uploading is the fastest way to get a finished site live: drop a folder or a .zip file into the browser, and it publishes without touching a terminal or a Git repository. This page is the step-by-step how-to; for an overview of zip upload and who it suits, see the zip upload page.

Drag a folder or zip in

From your account, drag a folder or a zip file onto the upload area, or click through to pick one from your computer - either works the same way. We look for an index.html at the top level and check the upload against the size and count limits below, automatically. Once it passes, it publishes.

What to include

Zip the folder that already contains your finished site - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images and fonts - not your whole project. If your tool builds into a subfolder such as dist, public, or build, zip the contents of that folder rather than your source files, and make sure index.html ends up at the top level of the zip, not one folder down inside it.

Most page builders, design tools and static site generators have an export or "download code" option that produces exactly this kind of plain folder. Export that, not your source project file, and zip whatever comes out.

Re-uploading to update

There's no separate "update" action - uploading again is the update. Change a file, zip the folder again, and drop it in. The new upload replaces the previous one in a single step, in order.

File size and count limits

25 MB comfortably covers a photo, a short video clip, or a font file - anything larger belongs on a service built for large media, linked in from here. The file-count limit leaves room for a large image gallery or a generated documentation set. Full detail on every limit, including bandwidth and deploy frequency, is on the limits and fair use page.

The step-by-step version - how to zip the folder, and what to do when an upload is refused - is in the help center: publish files you already have.