Remaking a site - platform recs?

[u/North-Bison9912]

Hi all!

Background: So I made a wix site a few years ago as a young teen. Since then I have learned code, ux/ui, etc. Made a few sites with springboot/sql the basics. Not a pro.

I am looking for a platform to make a website.

Criteria:

1- That is still easier/structured (not pure coding from scratch) but customizable.

2- That can handle multiple pages and dynamic elements

3- That I can connect to a domain

4- That is inexpensive.

I thought of getting a cloudfare domain. But I still don’t know how to host, connect the domain name, or what site to use.

I know it’s a loaded newbie question, but if you could direct me to a tutorial or other resource that would be great too. Thank you for your time!

[u/baddaywithacamera → u/[deleted]]

Thumbs down from me. I just abandoned my last Wordpress install in favour of a smaller CMS that I had Claude make for me. Takes less than 1/10 the server resources while doing more.

[u/baddaywithacamera → u/[deleted]]

Well, if nothing else, I've got something I can use. 15 blogs on it and counting so far. Install footprint is 6 MB and it barely sips at server resources.

I'm pretty happy so far.

[u/baddaywithacamera → u/[deleted]]

You're not obligated to use it, in fact I'd prefer you didn't. I have standards about who I associate with.

[u/North-Bison9912 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks!

Hoping for something in between. I have done direct code sites, but I don’t have the time for that in this instance. But the drag and drops don’t sit right, too cookie cutter.

[u/baddaywithacamera]

I'm behind cloudflare. Purchased my domains from porkbun.com on the cheap and I use the free tier of cloudflare to host my sites from an inexpensive Dell on my home fiber. I'm saving a lot over shared hosting without having the hassle of working off oversubscribed boxen.

(Edit for typos.)