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Deploy guide

Host a Framer site on Render

A unified hosting platform whose static-site product deploys from Git with automatic HTTPS and a global CDN.

Deploy method
Connect a Git repository
Build step
None needed
Config file
render.yaml

Deploy it

Unzip the export first, so the commands below run from inside the folder that contains index.html.

Render — deploy
cd my-framer-export
git init && git add -A && git commit -m 'export'
git push origin main   # then connect the repo in Render

Without the terminal: dashboard.render.com → New → Static Site → connect repo → Publish directory: .

The render.yaml you need

Pin the publish directory and add the rewrite that keeps clean URLs alive.

render.yaml
services:
  - type: web
    name: my-framer-site
    runtime: static
    buildCommand: ""
    staticPublishPath: .
    routes:
      - type: rewrite
        source: /*
        destination: /index.html
The thing that breaks on Render
The catch-all rewrite to /index.html is right for a single-page app and wrong for a Framer export, which has a real HTML file per page. Leave it in and every URL renders the homepage. Use per-path rewrites or none at all.

Custom domain

Settings → Custom Domains. Render verifies via a CNAME and issues the certificate automatically.

What it costs

Static sites are free on Render, including custom domains and TLS — the paid tiers exist for their server products.

Best fit
Git-driven teams who want free static hosting without Vercel's commercial-use question.

Before you move the domain

  1. 1. Deploy to the host's own subdomain and open every page from the nav.
  2. 2. Visit a URL that does not exist and confirm you get a real 404, not a 200.
  3. 3. Submit any form on the site — exported forms post nowhere until you rewire them.
  4. 4. Only then move DNS, and keep the Framer plan active for one more cycle as a rollback.

Questions

›Can I host a Framer site on Render for free?

Static sites are free on Render, including custom domains and TLS — the paid tiers exist for their server products.

›Do I need a build step to deploy a Framer export to Render?

No. A Framer export is already built output, so the build command stays empty. Render serves the files as they are.

›How do I point my own domain at Render?

Settings → Custom Domains. Render verifies via a CNAME and issues the certificate automatically.

›What usually goes wrong when deploying a Framer export to Render?

The catch-all rewrite to /index.html is right for a single-page app and wrong for a Framer export, which has a real HTML file per page. Leave it in and every URL renders the homepage. Use per-path rewrites or none at all.