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Make a prototype web app setup fast and free with no coding or design skills
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If you have an idea for how you want your site to look but no coding skills or money than this guide is for you! | |
You can learn how to use Docker | |
https://docs.docker.com/get-started/ | |
- Once you learn you can load app templates fast! | |
- these are easy to run locally | |
- I'll leave you to work out the rest. | |
If you want to start from scratch though, keep reading... | |
Draw out your design and have it outputted as HTML | |
https://makereal.tldraw.com/ | |
- Draw the layout of where the components will go | |
- Highlight the design and make it real | |
Copy and paste the code into ChatGPT Desktop | |
https://openai.com/chatgpt/download/ | |
- Paste in the code from makereal | |
- Keep asking it what you want it to do and look like etc | |
Recommended - Use Tailwindscss for styling | |
https://tailwindcss.com/ | |
- This is a toolkit of predefined styles so it won't suck | |
- Ask ChatGPT to use Tailwindscss for the styling | |
- Basically, it will be impossible to have bad design | |
Optional - you can paste the code to Codepen | |
https://codepen.io/ | |
- You can share your code with others | |
- Easily make changes in real time in the one place | |
- Save it here if you run out of revisions in ChatGPT free plan | |
Cope the code into Github Repo | |
https://github.com/new | |
- Paste in the code from ChatGPT | |
Sign up with Netlify (it's free) | |
https://www.netlify.com/ | |
- Add new website | |
- Import an existing site | |
- Github | |
- Select the repo | |
- Deploy it | |
Then you will have a free website with your concept! | |
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Bonus - Once it's looking good you can add a custom domain | |
https://app.netlify.com/teams/<USERNAME>/dns | |
- Select 'Domains' | |
- Select 'Add or register domain' | |
- Connect with your domain name - (Assumed knowledge) | |
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