Creating a website is very easy and simple if you are not a programmer. Here are the steps about how to create a personal website using Quarto and Azure.
1. Buy a domain name
Namecheap is cheaper than big names like GoDaddy. The website is very to use. Let’s go with namecheap.com.
Click “SIGN UP” to create an account.
2. Create a website project using Quarto in local
Follow the instruction on Quarto, Create a website project using Quarto.
You can use either VS Code, RStudio, or Terminal to run Quarto. Choose your favoriate.
3. Publish your project to GitHub
- If you have a GitHub account, create a new repo from your Quarto project directory, commit the changes, then push to GitHub.
4. Create a static web app using Azure Static Web Apps
- Follow this instruction to publish your website using Azure Static Web Apps. Quickstart: Build your first static site with Azure Static Web Apps
5. Set up domain DNS in namecheap
Copy your app link from Azure Portal under Custom domains.
Open the Advanced DNS tab in your namecheap account, creat a new “CNAME Record” and add the app link as below.
- set Host as “www”.
- set TTL as “5 min”
