[GH-ISSUE #339] Add support for static build #219

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opened 2026-03-03 11:14:07 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @pavanbhaskardev on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/dflow-sh/dflow/issues/339

Originally assigned to: @pavanbhaskardev on GitHub.

Currently we're not support hosting plain html, css files
We need serve static content using this static build

Originally created by @pavanbhaskardev on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/dflow-sh/dflow/issues/339 Originally assigned to: @pavanbhaskardev on GitHub. 1. Currently we're not support hosting plain html, css files 2. We need serve static content using this static build

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@pavanbhaskardev commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025):

dokku has official plugin support for static-build

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dokku apps:create static-site
dokku buildpacks:set static-site https://github.com/dokku/buildpack-nginx.git
dokku config:set static-site NGINX_DEFAULT_REQUEST=index.html NGINX_ROOT=_site // add NGINX_ROOT if static files are present in a directory
dokku git:sync --build static-site https://github.com/pavanbhaskardev/pavanbhaskar.github.io.git main

caveats

this approach requires .static file with empty content in root directory of repository

@pavanbhaskardev commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2025): dokku has [official plugin](https://github.com/dokku/heroku-buildpack-nginx) support for static-build ### Process 1. dokku apps:create static-site 2. dokku buildpacks:set static-site https://github.com/dokku/buildpack-nginx.git 3. dokku config:set static-site NGINX_DEFAULT_REQUEST=index.html NGINX_ROOT=_site // add NGINX_ROOT if static files are present in a directory 4. dokku git:sync --build static-site https://github.com/pavanbhaskardev/pavanbhaskar.github.io.git main ### caveats 1. this approach requires .static file with empty content in root directory of repository

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@akhil-naidu commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025):

@pavanbhaskardev, also confirm if websites based on jQuery and PHP will work in this static build, or if we need to create a separate buildpack for it.

Also, confirm whether Herokuish or Railpack supports it.

@akhil-naidu commented on GitHub (Sep 24, 2025): @pavanbhaskardev, also confirm if websites based on `jQuery` and `PHP` will work in this static build, or if we need to create a separate buildpack for it. Also, confirm whether Herokuish or Railpack supports it.

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@pavanbhaskardev commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2025):

Tested by deploying 3 static github-repositories with railpack version 0.7.2 on my limactl ubuntu server
- https://github.com/pavanbhaskardev/mr.lawyer.git
  - stack: html, css
  - railpack detected as static
- https://github.com/banago/simple-php-website.git
  - stack: html, php
  - railpack detected as php
- https://github.com/shawonk007/static-website-resume.git
  - stack: html, jQuery
  - railpack detected as static
All 3 websites are deployed successfully
Need to test with static-builder

@pavanbhaskardev commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2025): - Tested by deploying 3 static github-repositories with railpack version `0.7.2` on my limactl ubuntu server - https://github.com/pavanbhaskardev/mr.lawyer.git - stack: html, css - railpack detected as static - https://github.com/banago/simple-php-website.git - stack: html, php - railpack detected as php - https://github.com/shawonk007/static-website-resume.git - stack: html, jQuery - railpack detected as static - All 3 websites are deployed successfully - Need to test with static-builder