AI-generated output isn’t a typical website. It’s usually a single file, often produced in minutes, and frequently something other than plain HTML: a React component, a slide deck, a Markdown report or a CSV. Choosing where to host it depends on the type — and on how many of them you produce.
Single-file HTML pages
The easiest case. Anything that serves static files works: GitHub Pages, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, an S3 bucket, or ArtifactDeploy. Make sure the page is truly self-contained — inline CSS and JavaScript, and load any libraries from a public CDN. Watch for references to local files that don’t exist on the host.
React components
A React component isn’t a web page by itself; it needs React, a DOM root and — if it uses JSX — a compiler. You have three options:
- Build it properly with Vite or Next.js and deploy to a static host. Best for real projects; slowest for quick demos.
- Ask for a single-file HTML version. Claude can rewrite the component as one HTML file that loads React from a CDN. Deploy it like any HTML page.
- Use a host that renders components. ArtifactDeploy’s
reacttype compiles the component in the browser with React 18, loads npm imports (lucide-react, recharts, framer-motion and so on) from a CDN, and styles Tailwind classes. Only shadcn/ui and local-file imports need inlining first.
Slide decks
Reveal.js is the most common format for AI-generated decks because it is just HTML sections. Host the full HTML file anywhere, or deploy only the <section> elements with ArtifactDeploy’s revealjs type and the theme, controls and keyboard navigation are added for you. Presenting is just opening the URL and pressing F for full screen.
Markdown, CSV and JSON
Most static hosts serve these as raw text or downloads, which is fine for machines but not for people. To make them readable you either convert them to HTML first or use a host with viewers. ArtifactDeploy typesets Markdown GitHub-style, renders CSV as a searchable table and shows JSON as a collapsible tree.
A hosting checklist for AI output
- HTTPS by default — browsers block many features on plain HTTP.
- A stable URL that survives edits and doesn’t expire.
- Privacy controls for drafts and client work.
- Easy cleanup — you’ll create a lot of these; deleting should be one click or one sentence.
- Security — each artifact on its own origin (subdomain) so one page’s scripts can’t read another’s data.
Our recommendation
| You are… | Use |
|---|---|
| Building a product with a codebase | Vite/Next.js + a static host with Git |
| Sharing many quick prototypes, decks and reports | Deploy from Claude with ArtifactDeploy |
| Publishing a one-off page you’ll never change | Either works |
If you produce artifacts often, the time saved per deploy adds up quickly. Try ArtifactDeploy free — the free plan includes three active deployments, no card required. Questions? Email [email protected].