Create a ZIP file
The ZIP Archive deployment method packages your entire static site into a single ZIP file you can download. It's a good fit when you want to move the files by hand, hand them off to someone else, keep an archive, or browse the site locally on your own computer.
Choose the ZIP deployment method
Open Simply Static > Deploy. Under Deployment Settings, set the Deployment Method dropdown to ZIP Archive, then click Save Settings.
Push and download your ZIP
With ZIP Archive selected, click Push from the panel on the left. Once the push finishes, a download link appears in the Activity Log. Head to Simply Static > Activity Log and download your ZIP from there.
Pick the right URL replacement first
Before you push, it's worth checking how your links will be rewritten under Simply Static > General, in the Replacing URLs option. With a ZIP file, the right setting depends entirely on what you plan to do with the files:
- Uploading the files to your own domain? Use Absolute URLs (or Relative Path if you're serving from a subdirectory).
- Just opening the site on your own computer? Use Offline Usage.
ZIP is really the one deployment method where Offline Usage makes sense. Because you're downloading the files and opening them straight from your hard drive, with no web server involved, Offline Usage rewrites the links so the pages connect to each other locally. If you picked any of the remote deployment methods instead, your site lives on a real domain, and Offline Usage wouldn't apply.
For a full breakdown of the three modes and when to use each, see "How to replace URLs."