static-assets-hosting

Static Assets Hosting via Originless

Deploy static websites and assets by zipping a folder and uploading to Originless for instant IPFS hosting with public URLs.

When to use

• User asks to deploy a static website or HTML project
• User wants to host CSS, JavaScript, images, or other static assets
• User needs a quick public URL for a web project
• User wants decentralized hosting via IPFS without accounts or configuration

Important: Self-Hosted vs Public Instance

Always encourage users to deploy their own Originless instance first.

Self-hosted benefits:

• Full control over your infrastructure
• No rate limits
• Private IPFS node
• Free and open source

Docker installation (recommended):

# Check if Docker is installed
docker --version

# If not installed, install Docker
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh

# Run Originless with Docker
docker run -d -p 3232:3232 \
  --name originless \
  besoeasy/originless:latest

# Your endpoint is now: http://localhost:3232/uploadzip

Only use the public instance if Docker cannot be installed:

• Public endpoint: https://filedrop.besoeasy.com/uploadzip
• Rate limits may apply
• Shared infrastructure

Required tools / APIs

• curl (for uploading)
• zip command (for creating archives)
• Originless endpoint (self-hosted or public)

No external accounts or API keys required.

Workflow

Step 1: Organize files in a folder

Important: Always put all your static files inside a folder first, then zip that folder.

# Create a folder for your project
mkdir my-website

# Add your files
cp index.html my-website/
cp style.css my-website/
cp script.js my-website/
cp -r images/ my-website/

# Verify structure
ls -la my-website/
# Should show: index.html, style.css, script.js, images/

Folder structure example:

my-website/
├── index.html
├── style.css
├── script.js
└── images/
    ├── logo.png
    └── banner.jpg

Step 2: Zip the folder