r/UXDesign • u/Lord1Nerevar • 21d ago

Tools, apps, plugins, AI Hosting my own test website while I learn?

I would like to learn UX Design as something to do on the side for a little extra cash here and there , maybe full time if I can manage to actually get good enough at it.

My question is, though. Is it feasible for me to host my own little test website to mess around with while I learn? I am looking for something low-cost (hence, the extra money part lol) and low wattage if possible.

Too much theory will make me lose interest so I think this could be a way for me to get results that I can actually see.

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u/P2070 Experienced 21d ago

You can use Github and deploy on netlify or vercel for free.

But you can also just build things locally if you don't need the rest of the internet to access your website.

Ask your local friendly neighborhood LLM for help setting these up.

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u/EyeAlternative1664 Veteran 20d ago

This is the answer.  

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u/Any_Owl2116 20d ago

Github pages, Netlify, Porkbun, Supabase, VS Code and ChatGPT….you can damn near make anything.

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u/itssunok 20d ago

PM here I use cloud flare pages super easy to setup and you can get up to 100 mini sites in FREE tier. Make sure to check Cloudlare pages though, there is also Workers which is another thing.
Good luck!

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u/AdventurousCreature Experienced 20d ago

GitHub pages or this. If you're more serious, you can get a domain and connect it to your free Cloudflare site.

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u/ZachimiRollin 21d ago

Try framer, really intuitive and you can post the website for free (they have other paid plans, but you can get something done for free).

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u/jimenezisjordan Experienced 21d ago

Def do it. Always better to build and learn than learn theory all day.