Free Jekyll hoster with access control

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InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video.
Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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  1. jekyll-auth

    A simple way to use GitHub OAuth to serve a protected Jekyll site to your GitHub organization

    Though if you want actual authentication, you’ll need a custom backend or use a service like Netlify (as you mentioned), GitHub Pages (looks like Jekyll Auth is end-of-life, but you can still use private deployments with a paid account), etc.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. staticrypt

    Password protect a static HTML page, decrypted in-browser in JS with no dependency. No server logic needed.

    Something like StatiCrypt

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