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---
title: "Hosting & Deployment"
date: 2020-08-07
draft: false
description: "Learn how to deploy a Blowfish site."
slug: "hosting-deployment"
tags: ["docs", "hosting", "deployment", "github", "netlify", "render"]
series: ["Documentation"]
series_order: 14
---
There are many ways to deploy your Hugo website built with Blowfish. The theme is designed to be flexible in almost any deployment scenario.
Blowfish is built using relative URLs throughout the theme. This enables sites to easily be deployed to sub-folders and hosts like GitHub Pages. There's usually no special configuration required for this to work as long as the `baseURL` parameter has been configured in the `config.toml` file.
The official Hugo [Hosting and Deployment](https://gohugo.io/hosting-and-deployment/) docs are the best place to learn how to deploy your site. The sections below contain some specific theme configuration details that can help you deploy smoothly with certain providers.
**Choose your provider:**
- [GitHub Pages](#github-pages)
- [Netlify](#netlify)
- [Render](#render)
- [Cloudflare Pages](#cloudflare-pages)
- [Shared hosting, VPS or private web server](#shared-hosting-vps-or-private-web-server)
---
## GitHub Pages
GitHub allows hosting on [GitHub Pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/about-github-pages) using Actions. To enable this functionality, enable Pages on your repo and create a new Actions workflow to build and deploy your site.
The file needs to be in YAML format, placed within the `.github/workflows/` directory of your GitHub repository and named with a `.yml` extension.
{{< alert >}}
**Important:** Ensure you set the correct branch name under `branches` and in the deploy step `if` parameter to the source branch used in your project.
{{< /alert >}}
```yaml
# .github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
name: GitHub Pages
on:
push:
branches:
- main
jobs:
build-deploy:
runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
submodules: true
fetch-depth: 0
- name: Setup Hugo
uses: peaceiris/actions-hugo@v2
with:
hugo-version: "latest"
- name: Build
run: hugo --minify
- name: Deploy
uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
with:
github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
publish_branch: gh-pages
publish_dir: ./public
```
Push the config file to GitHub and the action should automatically run. It may fail the first time and you'll need to visit the **Settings > Pages** section of your GitHub repo to check the source is correct. It should be set to use the `gh-pages` branch.
{{< screenshot src="github-pages-source.jpg" alt="Screen capture of GitHub Pages source" >}}
Once the settings are configured, re-run the action and the site should build and deploy correctly. You can consult the actions log to check everything deployed successfully.
## Netlify
To deploy to [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com), create a new continuous deployment site and link it to your source code. The build settings can be left blank in the Netlify UI. You will only need to configure the domain you'll be using.
{{< screenshot src="netlify-build-settings.jpg" alt="Screen capture of Netlify build settings" >}}
Then in the root of your site repository, create a `netlify.toml` file:
```toml
# netlify.toml
[build]
command = "hugo mod get -u && hugo --gc --minify -b $URL"
publish = "public"
[build.environment]
NODE_ENV = "production"
GO_VERSION = "1.16"
TZ = "UTC" # Set to preferred timezone
[context.production.environment]
HUGO_VERSION = "0.104.1"
HUGO_ENV = "production"
[context.deploy-preview.environment]
HUGO_VERSION = "0.104.1"
```
This configuration assumes you are deploying Blowfish as a Hugo module. If you have installed the theme using another method, change the build command to simply `hugo --gc --minify -b $URL`.
When you push the config file to your repo, Netlify should automatically deploy your site. You can check the deploy logs in the Netlify UI to check for any errors.
## Render
Deploying to [Render](https://render.com) is very straightforward and all configuration is via the Render UI.
Create a new **Static Site** and link it to your project's code repository. Then simply configure the build command to be `hugo --gc --minify` and publish directory to be `public`.
{{< screenshot src="render-settings.jpg" alt="Screen capture of Render settings" >}}
The site will automatically build and deploy whenever you push a change to your repo.
## Cloudflare Pages
Cloudflare offers the [Pages](https://pages.cloudflare.com/) service that can host Hugo blogs. It builds the site from a git repository and then hosts it on Cloudflare's CDN. Follow their [Hugo deployment guide](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/framework-guides/deploy-a-hugo-site) to get started.
The Rocket Loader™ feature offered by Cloudflare tries to speed up rendering of web pages with JavaScript, but it breaks the appearance switcher in the theme. It can also cause an annoying light/dark screen flash when browsing your site due to scripts loading in the wrong order.
This problem can be fixed by disabling it:
- Go to the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com)
- Click on your domain name in the list
- Click _Optimization_ in the _Speed_ section
- Scroll down to _Rocket Loader™_ and disable it
Hugo sites built with Blowfish still load very quickly, even with this feature disabled.
## Shared hosting, VPS or private web server
Using traditional web hosting, or deploying to your own web server, is as simple as building your Hugo site and transferring the files to your host.
Make sure that the `baseURL` parameter in `config.toml` is set to the full URL to the root of your website (including any sub domains or sub-folders).
Then build your site using `hugo` and copy the contents of the output directory to the root of your web server and you will be ready to go. By default, the output directory is named `public`.
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