Anything that starts with "Install Docker" will not be cheap or easy
If you want to be truly cheap and lazy use github pages (free), static html (maybe with a markdown converter), and Disqus iframes for comments.
To take the laziness a step further I use emacs and org-mode and publish with ox-hugo (https://ox-hugo.scripter.co/). Set up an org-capture for the blog template, and I'm only a few keystrokes away from creating and publishing a new post at any time.
I'm using Gitlab Pages with latest version of Hugo pulled by default. I don't post as much as I did, and have twice had to spend over an hour getting a theme updated for the latest version of Hugo since I didn't update my version and there's been breaking changes.
Outside of that, Hugo is fantastic. Good luck with your blog!
Hugo’s insistence that you have to have a theme is infuriating. I don’t want a theme, I want html and tiny bit of CSS
I’ve tried three times to switch over and it all ends in frustration. It amazes me that I just can’t wrap my mind around it, or just can’t let go and have it force me into it’s opinions about how to structure my site. It's completely possible that I'm just an idiot.
Have always just gone back to Jekyll.
My site is really simple too.
But yeah, zero running code is a really great thing.
There are plenty of other rational options, most people are saying github pages, but I'd like to put forth the NeoCities + Hugo combo as an alternative. It's a bit more complicated than I'd like but it's absurdly easy to modify and make content for once it's set up.