Upload Public directory to hosting provider

[Polarhardboiled]

Hi,
I already build several Hugo sites but I have a basic question.
To publish and test sites, I am using services such as Netlify, Vercel, Github etc.
But for a particular request, I have to upload only the “public directory” (created after running the command hugo --gc --minify) to the hosting provider directory (html, css, images, etc.).

Will the site be working similarly as the one created locally or with services as mentionned above ?

In addition, I created a site with only a single home page without nothing else. But Hugo has build and created tags and categories directorires in public directory.
Is it a standard feature or how can I avoid having such useless directories.

Thank you

[jmooring]

@Polarhardboiled

Will the site be working similarly as the one created locally

Yes.

@Polarhardboiled

or with services as mentionned above

Maybe. For example, Netlify’s form handler will not be available if you host elsewhere.

@Polarhardboiled

how can I avoid having such useless directories

That’s an unfortunate choice of words. Perhaps you meant to say:

How can I disable the creation of certain kinds of pages when I build my site?

Please search the documentation for “disable kinds”.

[Polarhardboiled]

Thank you for this comprehensive and usefull answer (and sorry for my choice of words as english is not my native language)