WEBSITE HOSTING FOR EDUCATORS
Website hosting for educators sharing a lesson or resource
Publish a lesson page, reading, slide deck, project gallery or class resource as one browser link. Use the file you already have, replace it behind the same address, and keep student records in the systems meant for them.
Free plan, free SSL, no credit card.
- 1
- class resource site on the free plan
- 96
- file types for pages, documents and media
- 5,000
- resource opens a month included
- 25
- lesson corrections a day
How it works
Three steps, start to live link
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Choose the teaching artifact
Use a finished HTML lesson, built class site, PDF reading, slide deck, image or document. Publish the artifact students need instead of rebuilding every format as a website.
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Put one link in the course
Name the address for the lesson or resource and add it to the LMS, message, syllabus, classroom QR code or assignment instructions.
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Correct the resource in place
Publish a revised reading, fixed example or current schedule behind the same address. The link already in the course remains useful.
What educators actually send
What educators actually send
Website hosting for educators gives finished learning material a stable browser address. It is suited to the same static resource for every reader, such as a lesson page, reading, slide deck or project gallery, while the LMS remains responsible for enrollment, grades and private student data.
The format should follow the teaching purpose. A responsive HTML page can combine explanation, media and links. A PDF link preserves a reading or handout exactly. A PDF QR code can connect a printed worksheet or classroom display to the current document. A small class site can be uploaded as finished static files when navigation across several pages matters.
The separation from the learning platform is important. A public resource link is good at distribution and poor at identity. It does not know which student opened it, whether the reader is enrolled, what grade they received or whether consent exists for publishing their work. Keep those records in the LMS and publish only material that is appropriate for the audience you choose.
- Lesson page The explanation, examples, links and media for one topic at an address that works on school and personal devices.
- Reading or handout A PDF or document that should open without a download hunt or drive-access request.
- Slide deck Class slides or a presentation students can reopen after the session from the link in the course.
- Class resource site A small static collection of references, schedules, examples and supporting pages.
- Project gallery Work published with the appropriate permission, presented for a class, exhibition or public audience.
- Syllabus or schedule A current reference whose dates and links can be corrected without replacing the address in every course message.
Who it is for
Resources around the learning platform
The LMS should keep the course records. These links make approved pages and documents easier to reach inside and outside it.
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Teachers and instructors
Publish a reading or handout through PDF to link.
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Classroom facilitators
Connect print material to the current file through PDF to QR code.
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Course teams
Put a built resource hub online with static website hosting.
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Program and exhibition leads
Present approved work as a portfolio-style collection.
In detail
What you actually get
One publishing path for several teaching formats
A course contains pages, readings, images, slides and media. Hosting those formats directly lets each resource keep the shape that makes it useful instead of forcing everything through one editor.
- A single HTML lesson can be uploaded without a ZIP.
- A built multi-page resource site keeps its relative assets and navigation.
- PDFs, images, office documents and media can be the published destination.
The syllabus link can outlive the typo
Once a URL is copied into an LMS, syllabus, slide deck and message, replacing it everywhere is a larger job than correcting the source. Re-publishing behind the same address keeps those references aligned.
- The site URL remains the same after every deployment.
- The free plan includes up to 25 publishes a day.
- Rollback starts on Pro if an older approved version needs to return.
Set the audience deliberately
A public lesson and a private draft are different documents. Use the access controls for ordinary limited material, and do not use a static site as a substitute for student-record protections.
- Free sites are noindex, so search engines do not list them.
- Password protection starts on Starter.
- Expiring links start on Starter for a time-bound resource or review.
Let a printed reference point to the current lesson
A QR code can sit on a worksheet, lab station, poster or exhibit while the page or PDF behind it changes. The physical object stays useful because it points to the stable site address.
- on every plan, including the free one.
- Use PDF to QR code for a reading or handout.
- Use the editable QR destination pattern for any frequently updated classroom page.
A real example
Hand in work and share lessons as a link.
Educators & students
Submit a project, publish a reading, or share slides that open the same on every device.
- Assignment
- Project
- Slides
- Thesis
No card required
What the free plan includes
The free plan can host one class resource, lesson site or document without a card.
- 1 live site on a real free plan, not a trial of a paid one, and no card to start.
- Up to 25 MB per upload and 25 MB of storage across the account.
- 5,000 visits and 5 GB of traffic a month.
- HTTPS with a real certificate, issued and renewed for you.
- Up to 25 publishes a day, so you can iterate without asking permission.
- The deploy-time security check, which reads what you published and warns about a stray .env file, a .git folder, a private key or an API key left in your JavaScript.
- A small Droply badge in the corner of the page. Removing it starts on Starter.
- Free sites are served noindex, so search engines do not list them. Search visibility starts on Starter.
- The resource address remains fixed when you correct the lesson, replace the reading or update the schedule.
A hosted resource or Google Drive
Drive supports collaboration; hosting presents the lesson
Google Drive is the better place for colleagues and students to comment on or edit a working document. A hosted link is better for an approved resource that should open as the page or file itself, with one public destination and no editing controls around it.
| Droply | Google Drive link | |
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| Student view | The page, PDF or media opens at its own HTTPS address. | The file opens in a Drive viewer governed by Viewer, Commenter or Editor access. |
| Collaboration | No shared document editing or inline comments. | Drive roles make it better for drafting, feedback and collaborative source files. |
| Anyone-with-link access | Public by default, with password protection from Starter. | Anyone with the link can open without sign-in when the owner selects that setting. |
| Replacing a handout | Re-publish behind the same site address. | Manage versions, then Upload new version, preserves the Drive file link. |
| Old versions | Rollback begins on Pro. | A version may be deleted after 30 days or 100 newer versions unless Keep forever is selected. |
| Best fit | Approved resources, static lesson pages and public-facing course material. | Working documents, comments, shared editing and file organization. |
Google Drive rows checked 8 September 2026 against Google's file-sharing guide and its file-version guide. Sharing roles, version retention and product behavior can change.
When Droply is the wrong choice
Use the LMS, school-approved storage or another authorized system when identity, enrollment, assessment or student records are part of the workflow. Static hosting is for approved content distribution, not course administration.
- You need grades, submissions, attendance, enrollment rules, private discussion or student-level progress. Keep that work in the LMS.
- The material contains protected student information or work that lacks permission for the chosen audience. Use the institution's approved system.
- Readers need to comment on and edit the source document together. Use Drive or another collaboration tool, then publish the approved version if needed.
- You need a database, a login system, or code that runs on the server. Droply serves files; it does not execute your application.
- You want a build to run on every push to a repository. Droply has no Git integration and no CI: you build locally and upload the result.
- You are running WordPress or another PHP application. A static export of it can be hosted here, but the application itself cannot.