DOC ON PRIVATE SERVER (about 50€/YEAR with OVH or Google cloud) instead of github pages (donations are necessary for this issue)

[Ks89]

I'm really angry about Github pages, so I'm thinking to push the official doc website on a private server.

Pros:

• faster and no problem with deploy
• multiple version of the doc with a prefix in url like: 'www.example.com/angular-modal-gallery/v5.0.1/features'. In this way I can leave also older versions
• It's good to have a server not only for static assets but also with nodejs, so server side rendering will be possible :). In this way I can test angular-modal-gallery + SSR in production.

Cons:

• I have to pay for it :(

If you want to help me with donations to pay for this service, check 'donate' button in my readme or in the navbar of the official doc website.

[Ks89]

If someone want to contribute, this is the link to donate https://www.paypal.me/stefanocappa

[tobi-or-not-tobi]

Have you considered Firebase hosting? Their CLI is really easy to use, it offers nice features (roll back), and their free plans allow for quite some traffic.

[Ks89]

I never used firebase hosting, but it seems like github pages with better performances and rollback.
Ok, probably it's better than github pages :) Thank you for the hint!

However, I'm trying to use also server side rendering with nodejs, in this way I can test SSR support of angular-modal-gallery in production.

[tobi-or-not-tobi]

You can actually use firebase for SSR as well, see for example https://codeburst.io/next-js-on-cloud-functions-for-firebase-with-firebase-hosting-7911465298f2. I would however not go down that route as its relatively complicated and not so reusable for others.

Why not use firebase for static hosting of the demo site and build/prove the SSR locally and provide the nodejs script in the repo so that others can run it themselves?

Or use a free nodejs server, see https://makeawebsitehub.com/free-node-js-hosting/ for a list of free options.

[Ks89]

Documentation must be on a server without anything to build. It must be something simple e quick to use.

I cannot use nextjs, but I need all stuff by Angular to add SSR. That procedure is so complicated also for react and I cannot imagine how can it be with Angular. SSR is difficult also on a private server where I can do everything I want.

PS: I tried some of that websites, like Heroku, but without to pay they are very limited and with small performance (sleep if not used and so on). I need a fast server, because there are many images (and more to come).

However I'll try to investigate in Azure

[Ks89]

Ah ok, only Openshift and Heroku are really free. No, I cannot use these to give a good experience to users. I need something more powerful with less limits.

[tobi-or-not-tobi]

Oh, i posted the wrong link for angular/ssr/firebase. The right one is https://medium.com/@hamedbaatour/angular-5-server-side-rendering-with-firebase-step-by-step-guide-ec5f4d8ef38b.
Anyway, you know best what to use.

[Ks89]

Ok, I'll investigate this solution. Thank u.