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Deploy Eleventy on Light Cloud

Eleventy is a simple static site generator. Light Cloud detects it from @11ty/eleventy in package.json. It is built once and served from the global CDN.

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Eleventy at a glance

Detected from
@11ty/eleventy in package.json
Runs as
Static site on the global CDN
Node.js
Node 22, 24 or 26 (default 24), read from .nvmrc, .node-version or engines.node. Static builds run on Node 22.
Output
_site

How to deploy Eleventy

  1. 01

    Bring the code

    Pick a repository, upload a folder, or ask Claude Code or GitHub Copilot to put it online.

    github.com/acme/app

  2. 02

    Eleventy, detected

    The files are read and the build is filled in. Every setting can be changed by hand.

  3. 03

    Built for the CDN

    The build runs and its output is served from the global CDN.

  4. 04

    Live

    A light-cloud.io URL in minutes, a preview URL for every branch, and logs and metrics beside it.

    main-app-acme.light-cloud.io

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Questions

How do I deploy Eleventy?
Connect the repository, upload the folder, or ask Claude Code or GitHub Copilot to deploy it. Light Cloud reads the files, builds Eleventy and returns a live URL in minutes, with a preview URL for every branch.
How much does it cost to host Eleventy?
Static sites are free on every plan, with no limit on how many (fair use: 20 GB of bandwidth a month per workspace on Free). A typical one uses about $0.01 of usage a month.

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