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How to deploy React app on Netlify for free (5 minutes)

DEV Community: beginners·sohana khan·about 1 month ago
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How to deploy React app on Netlify for free (5 minutes) TL;DR: Build → Drag & Drop → Live. No credit card. No terminal headaches. Why Netlify? Platform Free Tier Easy to use Custom Domain Netlify ✅ Unlimited ✅ Super easy ✅ Free SSL Vercel ✅ Good ✅ Easy ✅ Free AWS S3 ⚠️ Complex ❌ Hard ⚠️ Extra setup GitHub Pages ✅ Free ⚠️ Manual ⚠️ Limited Winner: Netlify for beginners. Prerequisites [x] A React app on your computer [x] A GitHub account (free) [x] A Netlify account (free — sign in with GitHub) That's it. No credit card needed. Step 1: Build your React app Open your React project in terminal and run: bash npm run build This creates a build folder. That folder = your entire website. Pro tip: If you get an error, check your package.json has "build": "react-scripts build" in scripts. Step 2: Push to GitHub If you haven't already: bash git init git add . git commit -m "first commit" git branch -M main git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git git push -u origin main Don't know Git?…

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