# cloudkj/scar

Deploy static websites in seconds - with HTTPS, a global CDN, and custom domains.

Repository: https://github.com/cloudkj/scar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scar
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: static-site, serverless, aws, s3, cloudfront, route53, cloudformation
Last push: 2025-05-17T02:09:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 21, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2707, "days_push": 474, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1739, forks 60 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.079674+00:00)

## What it is
SCAR is a CloudFormation-based deployment stack that provisions everything needed to host a static website on AWS: S3 buckets, CloudFront CDN distributions, an ACM SSL/TLS certificate, and Route 53 DNS. It gives developers one-click HTTPS static site hosting with custom domains and apex-to-www redirects.

## Use cases
- deploy a static website on aws with https
- host a blog with a custom domain and cdn
- set up s3 and cloudfront static site hosting without reading aws docs
- provision route53 dns and ssl certificate for a static site
- redirect apex domain to www with cloudfront
- one-click cloudformation stack for static site deployment

## When to choose
- you want to host a static site entirely on aws with minimal manual setup
- you need https, a global cdn, and custom domains for a static site
- you prefer infrastructure-as-code via cloudformation over manual console clicks

## When to avoid
- you want to host dynamic or server-rendered applications
- you prefer non-aws providers like netlify, vercel, or github pages
- you need git-based continuous deployment built in

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, infrastructure-as-code, static-site-generator, security
- domain: web-development, cloud-computing, self-hosted
- platform: cloud
- tags: static-site-hosting, cloudformation, s3, cloudfront, route53, acm, https, custom-domain, cdn, devops, web-server

## Member repositories
- cloudkj/scar (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.079674+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:30:12.907908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudkj/scar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.079674+00:00, sha d16adfac196d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.