Websites & Static Hosting

Deploying front-end apps, caching, and website build triggers.

How do I host a static site or frontend on Forte?

Create a website in your project: pick the GitHub repository and branch, and Forte detects the framework, builds it, and serves the output over HTTPS on a…

What's the difference between a website and a service?

A website is your front end — built from GitHub and served as static or server-rendered pages from a global CDN, publicly accessible. A service is your back…

Which frontend frameworks does Forte auto-detect?

Next.js, Vite, Astro, Create React App, Vue, Angular, and plain HTML are recognized out of the box, among others. When auto-detection isn't enough, you can…

How do I roll back a website to a previous deployment?

On the website's page, click "Deploy a different commit/release…" and pick the commit or release you want, or click Retry Deployment on any past build to…

How does caching work for my website?

Fingerprinted build output — hashed JavaScript, CSS, and media — is cached aggressively and safely, because filenames change whenever content does.…