🌐 public.monster 🌐

Remember when the web was fun?

Back in the 90s, you could just save some HTML files in your ~/public_html folder and BAM — your site was live for the whole world to see. No build steps. No frameworks. No deployment pipelines. Just pure, unfiltered creativity.

We want that feeling back.

What is this?

public.monster brings back the magic of ~/public_html hosting for a new generation of web artists.

• 🎨 Upload your HTML, CSS, images — whatever
• 🚀 Your site goes live instantly at public.monster/~yourusername
• 🔐 Passwordless auth (because it's 2025, not 1995)
• 💾 Recursive folder uploads
• ✨ That sweet, sweet 90s aesthetic

The Vibe

• Teal backgrounds ✓
• Comic Sans ✓
• Outset borders ✓
• Blinking text ✓
• Your personal corner of the web ✓

How it works

1. Sign up — Enter your email, get a magic link (no passwords!)
2. Upload — files or folders
3. Share — Your site is live at /~yourusername

That's it. No webpack. No npm install. No "building for production."

Just HTML. Just vibes.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Bun
• Auth: Hanko (passwordless)
• Storage: Local filesystem (or Bunny Storage for prod)
• Hosting: Bunny.net edge containers

Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/dmytri/public-monster.git
cd public-monster
bun install
bun test
bun server.ts

Visit http://localhost:3000 and start uploading!

Deploy

# Set your env vars
export HANKO_API_URL=https://your-project.hanko.io
export DOCKERHUB_USERNAME=yourname
export DOCKERHUB_TOKEN=xxx
export BUNNY_API_KEY=xxx

# Deploy
ansible-playbook deploy.yml

Philosophy

"The web was built by amateurs. That's what made it great."

We believe:

• The web should be fun again
• Hosting should be simple
• Everyone deserves their own corner of the internet
• Comic Sans is underrated

Credits

Built with ❤️ by dmytri.to

Inspired by the wild world wide web of the 90s.

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Now go make something weird.