After adding your domain, you’ll be directed to the “Custom domains” panel in theSite settingstab:

Here you can configure your site’s various domains and evenadd multiple custom domains.

Next, click theHTTPStab on the left. If you correctly configured your site’s DNS, it should automatically be secured with aLet’s Encryptcertificate, like so:

Notice that the panel says “Your site has HTTPS enabled”.

If you run into any problems with setting up your site’s DNS or HTTPS, check out Netlify’stroubleshooting documentationfor more guidance.

Build plugins

Netlify’sBuild Pluginsenable you to add powerful capabilities to your site builds through a directory of community plugins or by creating your own.

To access these plugins, go to thePluginstab of your site’s dashboard:

Here you can view a list of plugins created by developers at Netlify and community members. You caninstall a pluginby clicking theInstallbutton next to the specific plugin that you want to install. Note that theOptionsdropdown next to each plugin contains a link to its documentation, npm package profile, and issue tracker.

If you wish, you can evencreate your own plugins!

Identity

Using Netlify’sIdentityservice, you can easily manage signups, logins, password recovery, and more without implementing your own authentication functionality.

Head over to theIdentitytab of your site’s dashboard:

To get started, clickEnable Identityand then you’ll see an Identity dashboard for your site:

You can access the various Identity settings for your site by clickingSettings and usage. There are a lot of interesting and useful features like theNetlify Identity widget, which enables users to register for your site. You can eveninvite users to register!

Premium capabilities

With the paidNetlify plans, you can unlock even more capabilities like:

• Ateam audit logthat keeps track of actions made by team members, so you know what changes were made, when, and by whom.
• The ability toprioritize time-sensitive builds, which enables you to build and deploy your site as soon as possible.
• Increasedbandwidthandbuild minutesso that you can scale up your site.
• Netlify Analytics, a service that provides data captured by Netlify servers (e.g., pageviews) through convenient charts so that you can easily analyze your site’s trends.
• Password protectionto hide all or part of your site behind a password that you control.

Wrapping up

While we’ve shown you how to deploy a static site with Netlify, there are so many other ways to do this — Netlify just makes this process much easier.

For your inspiration, check out thesecase studieson how Netlify has enabled numerous companies to get a site up and running in no time.

Now it’s your turn to build a site of your own and share it with the world through Netlify. We can’t wait to see what you make!

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