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So I'm doing research for a project and I am wondering if there exists any web applications that offer similar services to GitHub Pages.

As in, a free (or cheap) web host where the collaborators push to a central git repository to make the changes and those changes get deployed live.

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Heroku is another possible option: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/static-sites-ruby

Or even better: http://www.lemiffe.com/how-to-deploy-a-static-page-to-heroku-the-easy-way/

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I would recommend Azure Web Sites. It has a free tier and allow you to automatically publish your site from VCS.

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Aerobatic is a static hosting service that's integrated directly with Bitbucket as an add-on. Features include CDN, wildcard SSL certs, HTTP basic auth, and more.

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  • It's cool and pretty much what I searched for. However, when I launch my site on GitHub Pages it just works, whereas on Aerobatic, the Jquery and js part is not working... Did I make any mistake or is Js forbidden on Aerobatic? – frankenapps May 01 '16 at 13:01
  • Hi @frankenapps, I'm guessing this may have something to do with relative versus absolute URLs. Aerobatic certainly supports the hosting of JavaScript. Pls feel free to send a ticket to support@aerobatic.com with more details. – dundonian May 07 '16 at 05:05
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    Aerobatic s transitioning from a Bitbucket add-on to a standalone CLI and web dashboard. However, **Custom domains and wildcard SSL certs are no longer part of our free tier** after 1st March 2017. – trblnc Feb 19 '17 at 16:08
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If you want to just host a static website, consider taking a look at CloudCannon. You can also use Amazon services like S3 and Cloud Front: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gettingstarted/latest/swh/website-hosting-intro.html

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