TL;DR: A friend needed a portfolio site with zero recurring cost. I built it with Claude Fable 5, pushed it to GitHub, deployed it on Netlify's free tier, and used Netlify.App subdomain instead of buying a domain. Total cost: $0/month, $0/year. Live: https://ifteha.netlify.app/
The problem
The requirements were strict, but honestly, it was a nice challenge:
"A personal/portfolio website. Must be free. No domain cost. No hosting cost. Permanently."
This meant most managed site builders were out, since their free plans either expire or add watermarks. Paid VPS or custom domains were also off the table. So, I had to focus on the basics: a personal site just needs static files, served reliably at a web address. That’s all.
