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Yeah but then you need a web server,

Don't you need one to host your Gemini files?

complex config for it,

Two questions:

• What do you mean 'complex'? I have configured nothing on my web server, I just created a few folders. It's a static website, like a Gemini one would be, everything is done locally on my computer and only after that the static copy (HTML+CSS) is automatically copied to that host, making the static website accessible to the public. That's how all static websites work: they need no script, no configuration on the server. They're wonderful and I say that after decades dealing with WordPress on all my personal and pro websites ;)
• How do you make your Gemini website? And how is it less complex than copying a bunch of HTML files from one's computer to one's web server?

security updates, and so on.

There is no security update to worry about with a static website (it's static, it can't run anything, there is no CMS, no script, nothing).

Gemini is far simpler and the reader has certainty that he/she is not served any advertising.

Far? You seem very willing to assert Gemini is simpler, I can hear you but don't forget repeating it doesn't demonstrate much.

For me, Gemini is a different and a very interesting take on static website publication, but it is still a static website generator and it certainly is not simpler.

At the very least because it requires a dedicated set of tools/software in order to make that website accessible to the public and another set of dedicated tools in order to access it.

On a much more personal level, take it for what it's worth it's merely my own personal experience: I consider it too complex for my level of 'expertise' as I failed to use Gemini properly (hosting it on the same web server I use to host my blog) whereas I have zero issue running a static HTML/CSS website on the same server. Note that it may also be I'm just too dumb to understand the magical simplicity of Gemini, I will happily grant you that possibility but at least I tried my best ;)

So, tell me how exactly is hosting a set of static Gemini pages is simpler than hosting a set of static HTML pages?

and the reader has certainty that he/she is not served any advertising.

How so?

Like I explain on my own blog: I decided to support all costs of running the blog and to not display any ads, For the same reason I run zero tracking, and zero script (I have no idea who if anyone is reading my posts) because I don't want to spy on my readers and because there is already way too much ads everywhere online and I wanted to remind people of what the Web used to be before its corporate/marketing take-over.

It's a choice. A choice anyone anyone is free to do, or to no do.

Note that if Gemini does not support visual ads and tracking (which Is great but not exclusive to Gemini) it doesn't prevent anyone to use textual advertisements or even to masquerade ads as standard content... One would obviously not get paid on clicks but there is always to get compensation. Like it’s too often the case in too many written press outlets: there is no click and no tracking on a print page, but advertisers do pay for putting ads in those.

edit: typos.