# Website hosting for educators sharing a lesson or resource\
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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.\
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## What educators actually send\
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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.\
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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.\
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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.\
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- **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.\
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## Resources around the learning platform\
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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.\
- **Classroom facilitators.** Connect print material to the current file through PDF to QR code.\
- **Course teams.** Put a built resource hub online with static website hosting.\
- **Program and exhibition leads.** Present approved work as a portfolio-style collection.\
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## What you get\
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### One publishing path for several teaching formats\
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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.\
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- 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.\
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### The syllabus link can outlive the typo\
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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.\
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- 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.\
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### Set the audience deliberately\
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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.\
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- 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.\
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### Let a printed reference point to the current lesson\
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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.\
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- 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.\
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## What the free plan includes\
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The free plan can host one class resource, lesson site or document without a card.\
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- 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.\
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## Drive supports collaboration; hosting presents the lesson\
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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.\
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- **Student view.** Droply: The page, PDF or media opens at its own HTTPS address. Google Drive link: The file opens in a Drive viewer governed by Viewer, Commenter or Editor access.\
- **Collaboration.** Droply: No shared document editing or inline comments. Google Drive link: Drive roles make it better for drafting, feedback and collaborative source files.\
- **Anyone-with-link access.** Droply: Public by default, with password protection from Starter. Google Drive link: Anyone with the link can open without sign-in when the owner selects that setting.\
- **Replacing a handout.** Droply: Re-publish behind the same site address. Google Drive link: Manage versions, then Upload new version, preserves the Drive file link.\
- **Old versions.** Droply: Rollback begins on Pro. Google Drive link: A version may be deleted after 30 days or 100 newer versions unless Keep forever is selected.\
- **Best fit.** Droply: Approved resources, static lesson pages and public-facing course material. Google Drive link: Working documents, comments, shared editing and file organization.\
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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.\
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## When Droply is the wrong choice\
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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.\
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- 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.\
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## Frequently asked questions\
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### Can a teacher host a lesson page for free?

Yes. The free plan can host one static lesson or resource site with HTTPS and no card. Free sites are noindex, which keeps the page out of search but does not make a public URL private.

### Can I share a PDF reading as a browser link?

Yes. Use PDF to link, choose the address and publish. PDFs specifically are capped at 512 KB on the free plan, below the 25 MB limit that applies to everything else.

### Can I put a QR code on a worksheet?

Yes. Publish the page or document first, then use PDF to QR code for a handout. Replacing the resource behind the same address keeps the printed code useful.

### Can I update a syllabus without replacing the course link?

Yes. Upload the corrected file to the same site. The URL already in the LMS, syllabus and messages continues to open the current deployment.

### Can a class resource be password protected?

Yes, from Starter. A shared password is suitable for ordinary limited material, but it is not an identity system and should not be used as a substitute for student-record controls.

### Can a lesson link expire at the end of a course?

Yes, from Starter. Set a duration or date for temporary material. A public reference that remains useful after the course may be better left active and updated.

### Can students publish their own projects?

Yes when the work is suitable for the chosen audience and institution policy allows it. The separate web hosting for students guide covers projects, portfolios and assignment links.

### Does this replace Google Classroom or an LMS?

No. It does not manage enrollment, grades, assignments or private discussion. Use it for a static resource that the LMS links to, not for the course records themselves.

### Can I host interactive teaching material?

Yes when the interaction runs entirely in the browser. Anything that needs a server, database, user account or private API belongs on a platform that provides those parts.

### Will the security check find student data?

No. It looks for common technical exposures such as .env files, .git folders, private keys and API-key patterns. The educator remains responsible for keeping protected student information out of the upload.\
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