Description
Want to build a website with AI instead of paying for expensive hosting and developers? In this tutorial, I show you how to build a website with AI using Astro, Claude (for AI design and coding), and Netlify (for free hosting). I cut my hosting costs from $200 to $20 and made my site faster and easier to maintain.
This video compares Astro vs WordPress vs website builders like Squarespace, walks through the trade offs, and then builds a full Astro site from scratch step by step so you can follow along.
NETLIFY (free hosting): https://cwc.to/netlify
CWC+ Courses/Training: https://cwc.to/plus
Timestamps:
0:00 Why I switched from WordPress
1:17 Astro vs WordPress: Performance
3:15 Bloat and what you get out of the box
4:14 Build process and ongoing maintenance
6:11 Limitations of Astro
8:00 Who this tech stack is right for
8:35 Tutorial: Designing your site with Claude
13:49 Setting up Claude Code and your Astro project
17:35 Previewing and iterating in the browser
19:52 Deploying to Netlify (free tier)
22:23 Setting up GitHub for source control
26:44 Publishing your site to Netlify
29:28 Making changes and redeploying
34:01 Adding a custom domain name
37:23 Outro
Tools used in this tutorial:
Netlify (free hosting): https://cwc.to/netlify
Astro (website framework): https://astro.build
Claude (AI design and coding): https://claude.ai
GitHub (source control): https://github.com
If you want to build a website with AI, this Astro + Claude + Netlify stack gives you a fast, low cost alternative to WordPress and website builders. Perfect for landing pages, marketing sites, and article sites that do not require user login.