Selin Launches statichost.eu to Challenge American Cloud Dominance
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A new European static hosting service aims to eliminate reliance on U.S. infrastructure providers like AWS and Cloudflare.
As statichost.eu first reported, Eric Selin, based in Stockholm, has launched statichost.eu, a static website hosting service designed to operate entirely on European infrastructure. According to the company's website, the service is built to ensure that every layer of the technology stack—including deployment and the content delivery network (CDN)—is owned and operated by European companies.
Selin states that the platform was created as an alternative to "European" hosting services that actually run on American clouds. He explicitly notes that the service operates with no exceptions for providers such as Cloudflare or AWS. The platform supports any static site generator and allows for direct deployment from git repositories, featuring automatic SSL certificates, webhooks for updates, and instant rollbacks.
Statichost.eu is currently offering a private beta for its worldwide CDN, which the company claims ensures GDPR compliance and user privacy. The service is utilized by a variety of clients, including a research hub focused on technology company accountability, a provider of open-source sewing patterns, and Design studio, which works with global brands such as Oral-B and Braun.