# Website hosting for small business without a web team\
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Put a simple site, menu, price list, invitation, document or image collection online from the file you already have. No server to configure, and no repository workflow to learn before the link can be shared.\
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## What a small business actually sends\
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Website hosting for small business is the place where a finished page or file becomes reachable from the internet. For a business without a web team, the practical question is whether the existing menu, service page, price list or brochure can become a link without first becoming a software project.\
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Sometimes the honest answer is one page. A tradesperson may need a service list and phone number. A cafe may need a menu behind a QR code. A consultant may need a portfolio link, while an event organizer may only need a PDF that opens in a browser. Hosting the artifact directly keeps the technical work proportional to the job.\
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This is not a managed business application. It does not provide inventory, bookings, a shopping cart, user accounts or a database. It serves finished static files and gives them a stable address. The built-in AI page builder can write a simple page from a description, and site import can copy up to 40 pages plus 600 assets from an existing public site, but dynamic systems still belong somewhere that runs them.\
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- **One-page website.** Services, hours, contact details and a clear next action for a business that does not need an application.\
- **Menu or price list.** A page or PDF that customers can open from a profile, message, counter card or printed QR code.\
- **Brochure or catalog.** An approved document presented at a direct browser address instead of inside a drive folder.\
- **Portfolio or gallery.** Selected work, project photos or examples that help a customer decide whether to make contact.\
- **Invitation or event page.** The time, place, directions and updateable details for one gathering or promotion.\
- **Existing static site.** A finished HTML site copied from another host or uploaded from the files already held by the business.\
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## Common jobs that only need a page or file\
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Choose the shortest workflow that leaves the customer with a clear browser destination.\
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- **Restaurants and cafes.** Publish a QR code menu that can change without reprinting the code.\
- **Independent professionals.** Share work and services through a portfolio link.\
- **Local service businesses.** Turn a brochure or price sheet into a direct PDF link.\
- **First-time site owners.** Use the AI page builder when there is no existing file to upload.\
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## What you get\
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### The file is enough to begin\
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A business should not have to turn a small publishing job into a development workflow. Upload the finished material in the format that already exists and let the address be the deliverable.\
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- A single HTML file can be uploaded without a ZIP.\
- PDFs, images, office documents and static site folders are first-class uploads.\
- The free plan accepts up to 25 MB per upload and 25 MB across the account.\
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### Three ways to get the first page\
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Use the route that matches the starting point: upload finished files, copy an existing public site, or describe a simple page to the built-in builder.\
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- Site import copies up to 40 pages and 600 assets from a public address.\
- The AI page builder writes, previews and publishes a static page from a description.\
- The HTML paste flow works when somebody sent code rather than a file.\
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### One address for changing information\
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Hours, prices, menus and event details change after the link reaches customers. Re-publishing behind the same address keeps profiles, messages and printed codes useful.\
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- Every update keeps the site URL.\
- Rollback starts on Pro when an earlier version needs to return.\
- Expiring links start on Starter for short campaigns or event material.\
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### Add control only when the job needs it\
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Start with a normal hosted address. Paid plans add the controls that matter when the page becomes part of the business rather than a one-off share.\
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- Custom domains start on Pro, with HTTPS handled automatically.\
- Password protection starts on Starter.\
- Visitor analytics start on Pro, and email capture starts on Business.\
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## What the free plan includes\
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The free plan can keep one simple business page, menu, portfolio or document online without a credit 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 site address remains fixed when the business updates its hours, prices, menu or images.\
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## Drive keeps working files; hosting presents the finished one\
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Google Drive is better for organizing files with colleagues and collecting comments on working documents. A hosted link is better when a customer should open the finished page, menu or brochure directly and the address needs to look like a public destination.\
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- **Customer view.** Droply: The finished page, PDF, image or site opens at its own HTTPS address. Google Drive link: The file opens in a Drive viewer with access governed by sharing roles.\
- **Collaboration.** Droply: No document comments or shared editing. Google Drive link: Viewer, Commenter and Editor roles make Drive better for working on the source file.\
- **Public access.** Droply: Public by default; password protection starts on Starter. Google Drive link: Anyone with the link can open without sign-in when the owner selects that access.\
- **Replacing a file.** Droply: Re-publish and keep the site address. Google Drive link: Manage versions, then Upload new version, keeps the Drive file link.\
- **Business domain.** Droply: Available from Pro, with automatic HTTPS. Google Drive link: The public address remains on Google Drive.\
- **Best fit.** Droply: Customer-facing finished material and a simple public page. Google Drive link: Internal storage, shared editing, comments and source-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 and product behavior can change.\
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## When Droply is the wrong choice\
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Use a full website platform or business system when the site has to run the operation rather than explain it. Static hosting stays useful by keeping its boundary narrow and visible.\
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- You need ecommerce checkout, inventory, appointment booking, customer accounts or a database. Use a platform built for that workflow.\
- You want to edit every page through a visual content-management system with multiple staff roles. Use a site builder or CMS.\
- You need email, accounting, CRM or file collaboration. Hosting a page does not replace those business tools.\
- 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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### What kind of small business website can I host?

Any finished static site that runs in a browser without server code. That includes one-page service sites, portfolios, menus, event pages and static exports from many builders.

### Can I host only a PDF or image instead of a website?

Yes. PDFs, images and office documents are supported directly. Use PDF to link when the document already communicates the information clearly.

### Can I make a website if I do not have a file?

Yes. The AI website builder can write and preview a simple static page from a description. You can also paste HTML through HTML to URL.

### Can I copy my existing small business site?

Site import can copy up to 40 public pages and 600 assets into a static version. Dynamic forms, account areas, search and server features still need their original services or replacements.

### Can I update prices or opening hours without changing the link?

Yes. Re-publish the page, menu or document behind the same site address. Customers using an old message, profile link or QR code reach the current deployment.

### Can I use my own business domain?

Yes, from Pro. Verify the domain, point it at the provided target and HTTPS certificates are issued and renewed automatically.

### Can I put a password on a page?

Yes, from Starter. It is useful for a client price sheet or draft, but a public menu or service page should normally remain open to the people receiving the link.

### Will the free site appear in Google?

No. Free sites are noindex. Search visibility starts on Starter; a business relying on organic search should plan for that tier and for its wider local-search work.

### Does this include online booking or a store?

No. Static pages can link to an external booking, payment or store service, but Droply does not run the database or server code those systems require.

### What should I do if the security check finds a secret?

Remove the file, publish a clean version and rotate the exposed credential immediately. The check can warn about a public .env file, private key or API-key pattern, but it cannot revoke the secret for you.\
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## Other audiences\
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