What is Netlify?
The short answer
Netlify is a hosting platform for static and Jamstack sites with Git-based deploys, forms, serverless functions and preview builds.
Netlify, explained
It popularised deploy previews and one-click hosting for static sites.
Questions people ask about Netlify
What is Netlify?
Netlify is a hosting platform for static and Jamstack sites with Git-based deploys, forms, serverless functions and preview builds.
Related terms
Vercel is a hosting platform for front-end frameworks, especially Next.js, that deploys from Git and serves sites from a global edge network.
JamstackJamstack is an approach to building sites from pre-rendered pages served by a CDN, with dynamic features added through JavaScript and APIs.
DeployTo deploy is to publish a new version of a website to its host so visitors see it; modern hosts deploy automatically when code is pushed to Git.
Next.jsNext.js is a React framework for building websites and web apps, adding routing, server rendering, static generation and API routes on top of React.
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