Presales Q's

Why Lightning (or Bitcoin)?

We want to show how fast and easy Bitcoin sent over Lightning can be!

What is "static" hosting

No databases. No CGI. No Ruby/Perl/Python ... just your HTML, CSS and maybe some browser-side Javascript.

Operational Q's

What do I call my files?

Your homepage should be called index.html. Additional pages should be in .html files. Links in your HTML documents should be relative so that it's easier to preview your work locally. Basically, if you can click around and see all your HTML and images when you open index.html then it should all work when uploaded.

All I have is a single image.

We can provide the magic required to host a single image if that's the statement you want to make. Just upload the image by itself and we'll make an index.html to showcase it.

Do you change my HTML?

We will not change your HTML files, but we may scan them to identify problems that will break the operation of your site.

Do you change my images?

Super large images will be compressed harder so they don't waste space. This is generally not visible and only happens for silly-large images.

I prefer a specfic character encoding...

With a normal webserver, you could indicate that your HTML file is encoded with an obscure encoding other than UTF-8 or it's subset ASCII. Perhaps an encoding that represents your country's linguistic legacy or failed aspirations to become a standard for data processing in your region.

We don't support this. All file types are sent with a basic content-type that is derived from the file extension, and for HTML that is simply text/html.

For your HTML files, you can overcome this and specify an encoding with a <meta> tag the HEAD of your document.

My Domain Registrar is ... and how do I...

You need set your CNAME to be satshost.b-cdn.net. Remove all other records you might have. Every registrar or DNS provider has different steps for this. We provide a quick cheat sheet for all the major ones.

Can I keep some files private/secret?

Best not to publish files on the Internet unless you want everyone to get them. We do not support passwords or other authentication on our websites---they are public static sites. You can use an obscure URL or filename, but that has limited value in the long term.

Are there some files I cannot host on stas.host?

Obviously the usual illegal content is prohibited, but we also do not support large video files and executables or files that might be used to hack the planets.

Bitcoin and Lightning

What is BOLT12 Offer?

Learn more at Bolt12.org ... you'll need to scroll down.

In short, a long string of letters and numbers (or a big QR) that lets you accept any lightning payment anonymously and credit your Lightning balance. We store your BOLT12 so we can send you money, like revenue sharing or refunds!