Eleventy

This is an example of how to set up a static site with Eleventy on Kinsta’s Static Site Hosting services from a GitHub repository.

Eleventy is a JavaScript-based static site generator that makes it easy for developers to create fast, modern, customizable websites. More information is available on the Eleventy website.

You can also use this quick start template on Kinsta’s Application Hosting without any additional configuration. If you use Application Hosting, theStart command can be left blank for the web process as Kinsta automatically detects the required command during the first deployment.

Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file during the deployment process.

1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta — Hello World — Eleventy.
2. In MyKinsta, add a static site with the Hello World Eleventy repository and the following Build settings:
   • Build command: npx @11ty/eleventy
   • Node version: 18.16.0
   • Publish directory: _site
3. The site is available as soon as the build finishes, and the Kinsta Welcome page loads at your site’s URL.

Deployment Lifecycle

Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating an application or re-deploying due to an incoming commit), the npm build command is run, followed by the npm start command.