How to deploy a Hugo site to S3 in 2024

Happy to be here!

Here’s a step by step guide to deploying a static website created with Hugo, from GitHub to Amazon S3 using GitHub Actions. Following security best practices, explaining relevant concepts, I go into the details of the necessary configuration.

In this guide I cover:

Storing Source Code in GitHub
Web Hosting in AWS
Hosting in S3
DNS in Route53
Secure and Fast Communication using CloudFront
Continuous Deployment to S3 with GitHub Actions
Authentication and Authorization between GitHub and AWS
GitHub Actions Workflow

I hope this will be useful to peeps embarking on the same journey. Happy to clarify any part of it if needed.

Read the full guide:
https://www.jeromethibaud.com/en/blog/deploy-hugo-site-to-s3/

Have a great day!