---
title: Hosting a static website with Serverless Containers
description: This page provides guidelines on how to host and deploy a static website using Scaleway Serverless Containers
tags: deploy host website webapp html static containerize application docker dockerfile
products:
- containers
- container-registry
dates:
validation: 2025-10-06
posted: 2025-10-06
validation_frequency: 12
difficulty: beginner
usecase:
- application-hosting
- deploy-external-software
- website-hosting
ecosystem:
- third-party
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'
- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- Installed [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/) or [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
- [Created a Scaleway Container Registry namespace](/container-registry/how-to/create-namespace/) and [logged into it](/container-registry/how-to/connect-docker-cli/)
## Create and host a simple HTML static page
To host a static HTML page on Serverless Containers, you first need to create a simple HTML page that will serve as your website. Next, you will write a Dockerfile to containerize your application, specifying how your HTML file should be served. You will then build the container image locally, and push it to the [Scaleway Container Registry](/container-registry/), before deploying it to [Scaleway Serverless Containers](/serverless-containers/).
1. In a terminal, run the command below to create a new folder and access it:
```bash
mkdir my-static-website
cd my-static-website
```
2. Create a new `index.html` file and add the example code below to it:
```html
Simple HTML Page
Hello World
This is a simple paragraph.
```
3. In the same folder, create a new `dockerfile` file and add the following code to it:
```dockerfile
FROM nginx:alpine
COPY ./my-static-website /usr/share/nginx/html
EXPOSE 80
```
4. Run the command below to build, tag, and push your image to the Scaleway Container registry:
```bash
docker build \
--platform linux/amd64 \
--push \
-t /my-static-website:latest .
```
You can find your Container Registry endpoint in the **Settings** tab of your Container Registry Endpoint in the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/registry/namespaces)
5. [Deploy a Serverless Container](/serverless-containers/how-to/deploy-container/) with the following parameters:
- **Registry**: Scaleway Container Registry
- **Registry namespace**: the Container Registry namespace you pushed your image to.
- **Container port**: `8O` as it is the [port](/serverless-containers/reference-content/port-parameter-variable/) exposed in the dockerfile.
- **Resources**: `100 mVCPU` and `256 MB` memory
- **Autoscaling**: set a minimum scale of `1` to avoid [cold starts](/serverless-containers/concepts/#cold-start) (optional).
The deployment of your container can take up to a minute to complete.
6. Once your container is **ready**, click the **container endpoint** from its **Overview** tab. Your web page displays, and is available to anyone with the link.
## Going further
- You can host a website composed of multiple pages in the `my-static-website` folder.
- You can [add a custom domain](/serverless-containers/how-to/add-a-custom-domain-to-a-container/) name to your website.
- You can host dynamic websites using dedicated frameworks for high-quality web applications.