I'm working on a portfolio template that uses a local JSON file that has an object with the name, links and email address, to load data and manipulate the DOM accordingly.

The issue I have is that, it only runs on the server and not on the client side. I'm using the Fetch API and I discovered that it does not allow loading of JSON locally without a server for security reasons. I know I can use Node to run a server, pass the data to client side JS and manipulate the DOM. But the problem is that I want the eventual site to be static and the changes to be persistent, which they are not.

Is there a way to run the server script to simply pass the JSON to client side and then shut it down and have the changes stay permanent? Or am I using the wrong tool to do this?