> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sontairo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hosting Overview

> Create, edit, publish, and monitor websites — live on a sontairo.dev subdomain or your own custom domain

Sontairo Hosting lets you build and run your business website without leaving Sontairo. Sites are published to Sontairo's managed edge infrastructure and served from a `sontairo.dev` subdomain based on your site's name, or from a [custom domain](/hosting/domains) you connect.

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  Hosting is a **paid monthly add-on** (\$12.99/month). It is included at no extra cost on **Ultra** and **Enterprise** plans. See [Plans & Pricing](/billing/plans).
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## Three ways to create a site

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  <Card title="Describe your site" icon="wand-magic-sparkles">
    Tell the AI what you need and it builds a first draft you can publish right away, then keep improving with AI edits. Pick a site type (landing page, portfolio, e-commerce, blog, and more) and optionally point at a reference website.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy an existing site" icon="upload">
    Already have a site? It deploys as-is — no template, no config. Upload your built output folder (like `dist/` or `build/`), or deploy from the [CLI](/hosting/cli) or [GitHub](/hosting/github-deploys).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Start from scratch" icon="code">
    Create an empty site and write the HTML, CSS, and JS yourself in the built-in editor.
  </Card>
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## Upload and deploy limits

Every deploy — folder upload, CLI, or GitHub — must fit within these limits:

| Limit          | Value |
| -------------- | ----- |
| Files per site | 200   |
| Total size     | 8 MB  |
| Per-file size  | 2 MB  |

Your site also needs an `index.html` entry file. If you build with a framework, deploy the built output (`dist/`, `build/`), not the project source.

## Publishing

When your site is ready, publish it from the Hosting panel. You choose:

* **Target** — **Production** (your live URL) or **Preview** (a separate preview URL for checking changes first)
* **Visibility** — **Anyone with the link**, **Only workspace members**, or **Public**

After every publish, an AI check reviews the live site and reports what it finds — see [Site health & AI monitoring](/hosting/ai-monitor).

## What every site includes

Sites published on Sontairo Hosting come with built-in integrations you can use without wiring up third-party services: LLM access, Stripe-backed payments (via [Sontairo Finance](/hosting/site-payments)), a database, image generation, maps, notifications, file storage, a data API, and voice-to-text.

## Learn more

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  <Card title="Deploy from the CLI" icon="terminal" href="/hosting/cli">
    Link a directory, run the doctor, and ship from your terminal.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deploy from GitHub" icon="github" href="/hosting/github-deploys">
    Connect a repository and auto-deploy on every push.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Site health & AI monitoring" icon="heart-pulse" href="/hosting/ai-monitor">
    Automatic AI checks, traffic, deploy status, and revenue.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom domains" icon="globe" href="/hosting/domains">
    Serve your site from your own domain with managed SSL.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Accept payments" icon="credit-card" href="/hosting/site-payments">
    Add checkout to your site with Sontairo Finance.
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