static-deploy

DevOps & Security

Deploy static file sites — Caddy/nginx serving, Staticfile config, and Dockerfile patterns. Use when deploying a static HTML site with no server-side runtime, or when index.html or a Staticfile is detected at the project root.

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Static Files Deployment

Detection

Project is static if:

index.html exists in the root
Or Staticfile exists at the project root (explicit configuration)

Configuration

Root Directory

Staticfile contents: root: <dir>
Default: current directory (.)

Staticfile

Create a Staticfile at the project root:

root: dist

Custom Caddyfile

Place a Caddyfile at the project root to override the default Caddy configuration.

Typical Layouts

Layout	Root to serve
Built SPA (Vite, etc.)	`dist`
Jekyll / Hugo output	`_site` or `public`
Plain HTML	`.` (current dir)
Nested	Configure via Staticfile

Dockerfile Patterns

Nginx

FROM nginx:alpine
COPY . /usr/share/nginx/html
EXPOSE 80
CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]

Caddy

FROM caddy:alpine
COPY . /srv
EXPOSE 80
CMD ["caddy", "run", "--config", "/etc/caddy/Caddyfile"]

With custom Caddyfile

FROM caddy:alpine
COPY Caddyfile /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
COPY dist /srv
EXPOSE 80
CMD ["caddy", "run", "--config", "/etc/caddy/Caddyfile"]