How do you deploy your frontend app for a small/ middle traffic website?

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Hello, i have a few questions regarding a client i have, here are the context and my questions.

Context: I’m developing a showcase site for a dance association with next js 14 and a strapi backoffice for writing content. It has not an enormous amount of traffic on their old website. Regarding the next project, there are 2 levels of dynamic pages (i.e. /motherPageSlug/slug), a contact form (with a request post) and an iframe.

The association has a small budget for this site.

Questions :

  • how do you deploy the showcase site: static files, ssr or isr? How do you do it? I’m afraid of the costs if I don’t use static files, but I don’t see how I can do previews and post requests with next 14 with static files as it is…

  • Would you recommend a platform for this showcase site? What are your approximate costs for the showcase site?

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I try to make as much as possible static and use caching to minimize unnecessary calls when possible. I use Oracle’s free virtual machine, which can be configured to shut down when costs occur and to adjust limits as needed.

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thank you for your answer ! I went with static files too but with s3 and cloufront