You built a React app and now you want to share it with a real link, not a localhost URL. The good news: a finished React app is just static files, so hosting it is much simpler than most guides make it sound.
Why React hosting is simpler than it looks
When you run a production build, React (whether you use Vite or Create React App) turns your project into a small set of static files: an index.html plus a bundled JavaScript and CSS file. There is no server to run. Any host that serves static files can serve your app, which is why you do not need a Git repo or a deploy pipeline.
Step 1: build your app
Run your build:
npm run build
Vite puts the result in a dist folder. Create React App puts it in a build folder. That folder is your whole app, ready to ship.
Step 2: zip the output
Zip the dist (or build) folder. Upload the build output, not your src code. snapy serves the finished files and does not run npm for you, which is what keeps it instant and free.
Step 3: get your link
Open the React hosting tool, drop the zip in, and click Get my link. Your app is live on a clean link like my-app.snapy.page, ready to share.
A note on routing
Your app loads from index.html at the link. If you use React Router with deep links, hash routing is the most reliable choice on static hosting, since every path still loads through index.html.
That is the whole process. Host your React app now, or if you use Next.js, see how to deploy a Next.js site free.
