1 - Creating a Site

Site creation is handled via the Ecstatic web interface located at app.ecstaticsites.org.

If you've already created a site, see the docs for publishing to it instead!

Prerequisites

All you need is an account with Ecstatic Sites. To create one, click here.

Creating the Site

To create a site, just head to the site-creation page of Ecstatic, located at the top of the sidebar (or the link here should take you right to it if you're logged in).

Then, enter a "nickname" for your site. This name won't be visible to people visiting your site; it's only shown to you within the Ecstatic interface, so it can be whatever you want. It can also be changed later.

Then, click the Create button at the bottom of the page. If the site creation was successful, you'll be presented with a confirmation page including some more information.

Your site is now live on the web, and you can visit it!

But, it's empty -- see Basic Publishing to get some stuff on there.

Configuring the Site

A site created with Ecstatic should be ready to use right away, without needing further configuration.

However, there are some options available to change after site creation, like changing the nickname and setting the path to the index.html of the site.

To update these settings, select your site using the overview page (located here if you're logged in), then click Settings in the sidebar.