πŸš€ NETLIFY QUICK DEPLOY - 5 MINUTE GUIDE

THE FASTEST WAY TO GET YOUR WEBSITE LIVE

⚑ SUPER QUICK METHOD (5 MINUTES)

Step 1: Build (1 minute)

Open Terminal/Command Prompt in this folder:

quarto render

This creates a docs/ folder with your website.

Step 2: Deploy (2 minutes)

  1. Go to: https://app.netlify.com/drop
  2. Create free account if needed (30 seconds)
  3. Drag the docs/ folder onto the page
  4. Done! πŸŽ‰

Step 3: Get URL (30 seconds)

Your site is now live at: random-name.netlify.app

Step 4: Rename (Optional - 1 minute)

  1. Click your site in Netlify dashboard
  2. Site settings β†’ Change site name
  3. Use: mtjdataanalytics
  4. Now: mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app

πŸ“± COMPLETE URLS AFTER DEPLOYMENT

Your live website pages will be: - Home: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/ - Services: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/services.html - Pricing: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/pricing.html - Webinars: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/webinars.html - About: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/about.html - Contact: https://mtjdataanalytics.netlify.app/contact.html

πŸ”„ TO UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE

  1. Edit any .qmd file
  2. Run: quarto render
  3. Go to Netlify β†’ Deploys tab
  4. Drag new docs/ folder
  5. Site updates immediately!

🌐 TO USE YOUR OWN DOMAIN

After deployment: 1. In Netlify: Domain management β†’ Add custom domain 2. Enter: mtjdataanalytics.com 3. Update DNS at your domain registrar with Netlify’s nameservers 4. Wait 24 hours 5. Done! Free SSL included

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES

Before Deploying: - βœ… Make sure Quarto is installed - βœ… Run quarto render successfully - βœ… Check the docs/ folder was created - βœ… Verify your contact info is correct in the files

What You Need: - Computer with Terminal/Command Prompt - Quarto installed (https://quarto.org) - Internet connection - Netlify account (free - created during deploy)

Files to Drag & Drop: - ONLY the docs/ folder - NOT the entire MTJ_Website folder - The docs/ folder contains all built website files

πŸ“ž NEED HELP?

Problem: β€œquarto command not found” Solution: Install Quarto from https://quarto.org

Problem: No docs/ folder after render Solution: Check for errors in Terminal, make sure _quarto.yml exists

Problem: Website looks broken Solution: Make sure you dragged the entire docs/ folder, not individual files

Problem: Want to use GitHub instead Solution: See NETLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md for full GitHub instructions

🎯 NEXT STEPS AFTER DEPLOYMENT

  1. βœ… Click the URL to view your live site
  2. βœ… Test all pages
  3. βœ… Share with team
  4. βœ… Announce on social media!

πŸ“š MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

See NETLIFY_DEPLOYMENT.md for: - GitHub + Netlify continuous deployment - Custom domain setup (detailed) - SSL certificate configuration - Troubleshooting guide - Monitoring and analytics

πŸ’‘ PRO TIP

Bookmark your Netlify dashboard: https://app.netlify.com/

All your sites and deploy logs are there!

You’ve got this! Your website will be live in 5 minutes! πŸš€

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