How to use WordPress without hosting [3 alternative solution]
Do you want to Try, Test, Learn or Experiment and use WordPress without paying for hosting?
If this is your goal, then you are in the right place. Keep reading…
Here we compare the level of effort, the pros and the cons of all possible solutions. The goal of this article is to help you navigate and choose the best option for you.
Use WordPress without hosting on your local machine
Level of Effort: Moderate
Pros:
- Free Solution
- Relatively more hardware resources
- Changing files is easy. No need to FTP or SCP
Cons:
- Manual Server Configuration
- Exposing The Website Publicly might be trickier
- Uptime of the website depends on your local machine uptime
Deployment on Windows Machine
- Install AMPPS
- Install WordPress
Use WordPress without hosting with AWS Free tier
Level of Effort: Higher
Pros:
- Free Solution
- The website can easily be exposed to the public world
Cons:
- No Control Panel. Server Configuration and Adjustment is done manually
- Free for 1 year only
- SCP or FTP required to do file changes
Solution: