Free Web Hosting Sites That Let You Use Your Own Domain

Free web hosting sounds simple, but it gets messy fast. Some hosts give you free space but force you to use their subdomain. Some allow your own domain but only on a paid plan. Some look free, then shut down later. That happened with 000webhost, which stopped accepting new users in July 2024 and fully shut down in October 2024. So the safe way to talk about free hosting is this: check the current limits, check whether custom domains work on the free plan, and never trust the word “unlimited” without reading the small limits around it.

Below is a practical list of free hosting platforms that let you connect your own domain for free, or at least offer free hosting where custom domain use is clearly supported. I am not counting website builders that lock custom domains behind paid plans. For example, Google Sites can host pages for free, but the official custom-domain flow points users toward a Google Workspace subscription, so it does not fit this list properly.

Quick Comparison Table

1. Cloudflare Pages

Cloudflare Pages gives one of the strongest free deals for static websites. You can host HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Vue, Astro, and other static builds. It does not run PHP or MySQL, so it will not host normal WordPress. For clean static sites, landing pages, tools, and documentation, it works very well.

The free plan includes unlimited sites, unlimited static requests, unlimited bandwidth, 500 builds per month, 1 build at a time, and 100 custom domains per project. The official limits page also says a free Pages site can contain up to 20,000 files. That is enough for most blogs, portfolios, and small business sites.

The biggest limit comes from build rules and file count. A huge site with thousands of generated pages may hit the 20,000-file limit. Large media files also do not belong here. Use it for pages, not for video storage or file downloads.

2. GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages works best for developers, bloggers, documentation writers, and anyone who can handle a GitHub repository. You can use your own domain, and GitHub gives HTTPS for the site. It supports static files only. No PHP. No server-side database. No WordPress dashboard.

The current limits are clear. Published sites may be no larger than 1 GB. GitHub Pages also has a soft bandwidth limit of 100 GB per month and a soft build limit of 10 builds per hour. GitHub says custom domains work with Pages, and Pages is available on GitHub Free for public repositories.

This is a good free host for a simple blog made with Jekyll, Hugo, Astro, or plain HTML. It is not a good choice for a heavy site with uploads, users, logins, or dynamic content.

3. GitLab Pages

GitLab Pages works a lot like GitHub Pages. You push your static site to GitLab, then GitLab builds and hosts it. You can use a custom domain and TLS certificates. The GitLab.com settings show a 1 GB maximum site size and 150 custom domains per GitLab Pages website.

The main catch is the build workflow. Beginners may find it less friendly than dragging files into a normal hosting panel. For developers, it feels natural. For non-technical users, it can feel like too much work.

4. Netlify

Netlify suits static sites and modern frontend apps. It handles custom domains with SSL on the free plan. It also supports deploy previews, forms, serverless functions, and simple Git deployment.

Netlify’s free plan includes custom domains with SSL. Its free-plan announcement lists 100 GB bandwidth, 300 build minutes, 125,000 function invocations, 1 million edge function invocations, and 10 GB storage. The current pricing page now frames free usage as 300 credits per month, but the same idea remains: free sites run within hard monthly limits.

Netlify works well for blogs, landing pages, small tools, and client previews. A high-traffic image-heavy site can burn bandwidth fast, so keep images compressed.

5. Vercel

Vercel is a favorite for Next.js apps, frontend projects, and modern web tools. It lets Hobby users add custom domains, with a limit of 50 domains per project. The Hobby plan includes many useful free resources, such as function invocations, build minutes, and analytics events.

The catch matters. Vercel says the Hobby plan is for non-commercial, personal use only. That means a business website, client site, or earning project belongs on a paid plan. For a student project or personal portfolio, it is fine. For a money site, do not treat it as a free business host.

6. Render Static Sites

Render supports static sites and custom domains. Its docs say static sites can use custom domains, and the Hobby workspace includes 2 custom domains. Extra domains cost money.

Render works well when you want Git-based hosting with a clean dashboard. Keep in mind that this point applies to static sites. Render also has web services, but free web service rules change more often than static hosting rules.

7. Firebase Hosting

Firebase Hosting works for static sites and web apps. It gives free default Firebase domains, and it also supports custom domains with SSL. On the Spark no-cost plan, Hosting includes 10 GB storage and 360 MB per day of data transfer. Firebase also notes a 2 GB maximum size for individual files.

Firebase Hosting feels solid for apps that already use Firebase tools. The daily transfer limit can feel tight for media-heavy sites. A normal lightweight app or landing page should stay inside it.

8. Surge

Surge is one of the simplest static hosts. You install the command line tool, run a command, and publish a folder. The pricing page says the free plan includes unlimited publishing, custom domain, and basic SSL. Its own help page says the core free plan mainly covers unlimited applications with custom domains.

Surge is great for quick HTML projects and frontend demos. It is not meant for PHP, databases, or WordPress. It also keeps advanced things like custom SSL, forced HTTPS, redirects, and password protection for the paid plan.

9. Kinsta Static Site Hosting

Kinsta offers free static site hosting with custom domains and SSL. Its free static hosting limits include 100 static sites per company, 1 concurrent build per site, 1 GB build image size per site, 600 build minutes per month per company, and 100 GB bandwidth per month per company.

This works for static sites, not WordPress hosting. Kinsta is known for paid managed WordPress hosting, but this free plan sits in the static hosting world. Use it for generated sites, not PHP dashboards.

10. Deno Deploy

Deno Deploy hosts JavaScript and TypeScript apps at the edge. It is not a normal shared host. It can serve websites, APIs, and small server-side apps. The pricing page shows a free tier with 1 million requests per month, 20 GB egress bandwidth, and 50 custom domains per organization. Deno’s own GA post also mentions a free plan with 1 million requests, 100 GB egress, and 15 CPU hours, so check the live pricing page before launch because the displayed bandwidth figure can change by plan version.

This is good for developers. It is not good for someone who wants cPanel or WordPress.

11. Cloudflare Workers

Cloudflare Workers can serve small websites, APIs, redirects, edge logic, and lightweight apps. Custom Domains let a Worker answer on your domain or subdomain, and Cloudflare handles the DNS record and certificate. The free Workers plan has 100,000 requests per day. After that, Cloudflare can return an error depending on your setup.

Workers make sense for technical users. For a simple static site, Cloudflare Pages feels easier. For custom edge logic, Workers can do much more.

12. Read the Docs Community

Read the Docs Community hosts documentation for open-source and community projects. It is not general website hosting. Still, it supports custom domains on the community plan. Its pricing page lists the Community plan as always free for open-source and community projects, with 2 concurrent builds, public projects, public repositories, 2 custom domains, and ad-supported hosting.

Use it for docs. Do not use it for a normal business homepage, ecommerce site, or general blog.

13. SourceForge Project Web

SourceForge offers free project web hosting for open-source projects. Its project creation page says all open-source projects may use free web hosting at a SourceForge subdomain or with your own domain name. The custom VHOST docs also explain how project administrators can configure vanity domains for project web hosting.

This is useful for open-source software pages. It does not fit a private business site or random personal blog.

14. InfinityFree

InfinityFree is one of the better-known free PHP and MySQL hosts. It supports free hosting without ads on your site. It is free forever and has no time limit, according to its own site. It also supports custom domains, though many exact account limits appear in the control panel or support forum rather than one clean pricing table.

The biggest practical limit is hits. InfinityFree support says the free service enforces 50,000 hits in a single day, and a hit is not the same as a page view. One page view can create many hits because images, CSS, scripts, and other files count too.

InfinityFree works for testing WordPress, school projects, and small PHP sites. I would not put an important business website on it.

15. AwardSpace

AwardSpace gives free PHP hosting with no ads. Its free plan can host one domain and up to three free subdomains. The plan includes 1 GB storage, 5 GB monthly bandwidth, about 5,000 visits per month, one MySQL database, and one email account. AwardSpace also says the free platform has a 32 MB PHP memory limit.

This is fine for a small personal site or a light WordPress test. The 5 GB bandwidth limit can run out fast with large images.

16. Freehostia

Freehostia’s free “Chocolate” plan allows 5 hosted domains, 250 MB disk space, 6 GB monthly traffic, 3 email accounts, 1 MySQL database, and 10 MB MySQL storage.

The storage limit is tiny. A plain HTML site can fit. A WordPress site with many plugins and images will feel cramped. Use it for very small projects.

17. ByetHost

ByetHost’s free hosting page lists 5 GB NVMe storage, unlimited monthly bandwidth, PHP 8.3, MySQL 8, free SSL on subdomains, unlimited addon, parked, and subdomains, a DNS manager, cron jobs, FTP, and a 10 MB max upload size.

The 10 MB upload limit matters. Large themes, backups, or media files may fail. This is a common free-hosting pattern: storage looks generous, then upload size, CPU, or account rules hold the site back.

18. FreeHosting.com

FreeHosting.com says its free package supports own-domain hosting. The free plan includes 1 GB disk storage, unmetered bandwidth subject to fair use, one hosted website, one email account, and one MySQL database. Its knowledge base also says users point their domain nameservers to FreeHosting.com to use their own domain.

Small warning: FreeHosting.com is quite strict about the domain you use. They often block free or cheap TLDs, like .tk, .ml, or heavily discounted domains, from being registered on the free tier because those domains are commonly used by spam networks.

This host does not give you many sites. It is one domain, one site, one database. That can still work for a basic WordPress blog or a small static site.

19. GoogieHost

GoogieHost offers free hosting with DirectAdmin, LiteSpeed, PHP, MySQL, FTP, and no ads. Its free hosting page lists 1000 MB SSD storage, 2 MySQL databases, 2 FTP accounts, and free short subdomains. It also says normal domain names like .com or .in require normal registration charges, which means you bring or buy the domain yourself.

GoogieHost can work for testing. Free-account approval and suspension complaints appear often around free hosts in this category, so keep backups.

20. x10Hosting

x10Hosting advertises free cloud hosting. Its community says free hosting has no time limit and no bandwidth limit, but new accounts start with 512 MB storage. Users may request more after the account has been active for 7 days and uses at least half the current space.

This is another free shared host where the headline looks large, but account activity and resource limits matter. Use it for smaller projects and keep a copy of your files.

21. HelioHost

HelioHost is a nonprofit free host. Its site says free users can store up to 1000 MB of data. It also supports email at your own domain. The wiki says users can host multiple domains, with Tommy allowing up to 10 total domains and Johnny allowing up to 5 total domains, including addon domains, subdomains, and aliases.

Small warning: HelioHost is a nonprofit host that relies on donations, so free server sign-up windows can fill up within minutes. Getting an account usually means watching their social media or forum for availability drops.

HelioHost can be useful, but signup slots and server availability can limit access. It suits patient users who do not need instant commercial hosting.

22. FreeHosting.host

FreeHosting.host gives free hosting with PHP, MySQL, cPanel-style tools, free SSL, no website ads, and up to five domains on the free plan. Its help page says the free plan stays free forever, but users should upgrade when they need more simultaneous access, more storage, or more email capacity.

It also has email limits. The free plan can create only one email account per domain, and email sending has limits.

23. ProFreeHost

ProFreeHost offers 5 GB disk space, unlimited bandwidth, MySQL databases, an easy control panel, a website builder, free subdomains, and no forced ads. Its guide also explains adding a custom domain to a free hosting account.

The weak point is daily resource control. Forum posts mention daily limits and automatic reactivation after 24 hours when accounts hit resource limits. Heavy WordPress plugins can cause trouble.

24. WebHostMost

WebHostMost has a small forever-free plan. It includes 125 MB NVMe storage, free SSL, one domain, one database, limited support, 96 MB RAM, 25% of one virtual CPU, 10 concurrent connections, and unlimited bandwidth. The account must log in at least once every 45 days or the service can get permanently terminated and the data removed.

This is not a roomy plan. It works for a small static site, a test page, or a tiny PHP project. A normal WordPress site will outgrow 125 MB fast.

25. Somee

Somee is useful for ASP.NET and .NET Core testing. The free plan includes 150 MB disk space, 5 GB monthly data transfer, ASP.NET 4.8 and .NET Core support up to .NET 9, one MS SQL Express database with 30 MB data and 30 MB log, FTP upload, and manual Let’s Encrypt SSL renewal. Another product page says the free package supports a single third-level domain and a single addon web domain.

Somee adds a small banner ad at the bottom of free-hosted pages. Hiding that ad can lead to account deletion.

26. FreeASPHosting.net

FreeASPHosting.net focuses on ASP.NET hosting. Its site says the free service includes ASP.NET Core hosting, MS SQL database support, classic ASP, 5 GB disk space, unlimited bandwidth, and the ability to add your domain for free.

This option makes sense only for .NET users. PHP and WordPress users should look elsewhere.

27. Oracle Cloud Always Free

Oracle Cloud is not beginner web hosting. It gives cloud resources, and you build the hosting stack yourself. You can install Nginx, Apache, Caddy, WordPress, Node.js, or anything else on a virtual machine, then point your domain to the server IP. Oracle says Always Free services are available for an unlimited period, while the trial credit lasts only until the credit ends or 30 days pass.

Small warning: Oracle Cloud Always Free resources are genuinely free, but the automated fraud detection during sign-up is notoriously strict. Many legitimate users run into credit card rejection errors while trying to create an account.

This can be powerful, but it needs server knowledge. You must secure the server, update software, manage firewall rules, handle backups, and avoid using resources outside the Always Free limits.

Which Free Host Should You Choose?

For a simple static website, pick Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Netlify, Kinsta Static Site Hosting, or Surge. These hosts feel cleaner and safer than old-style shared free hosting. They do not run PHP, but they give good speed and fewer messy resource limits.

For a WordPress test site, InfinityFree, AwardSpace, ByetHost, FreeHosting.com, GoogieHost, x10Hosting, HelioHost, FreeHosting.host, and ProFreeHost can work. Keep expectations low. Free PHP hosts often limit CPU, memory, hits, upload size, email, or account activity. Always keep backups on your own computer.

For a serious business site, free hosting is risky. A free host can suspend an account, change limits, add rules, or close the free service. Use free hosting for learning, testing, demos, small personal pages, open-source docs, and low-traffic projects. Use paid hosting when uptime, support, speed, email, and backups matter.