Deployment
The process of moving your code from development to production where real users can access it.
What is Deployment?
Deployment is the process of taking your code from your local machine or staging environment and making it live for real users.
It involves configuring servers, setting up databases, managing environment variables, and ensuring everything works in production. Most modern deployments happen through platforms like Vercel, Railway, or Fly.io that handle the infrastructure for you.
Good deployment setups include CI/CD pipelines that automatically test and deploy when you push to main. You can roll back instantly if something breaks, and you can deploy multiple times per day without sweating.
Most platforms offer free tiers for side projects. Pricing scales with usage, typically starting around $20-50/month for production apps with real traffic.
Good to Know
Deployment makes your code accessible to real users in production
Modern platforms like Vercel and Railway automate most deployment complexity
CI/CD pipelines can automatically deploy when you push code
Good deployments include rollback capabilities and monitoring
You can deploy multiple times per day with the right setup
How Vibe Coders Use Deployment
Pushing your Next.js app live so customers can start signing up
Setting up automatic deployments when you merge to main
Rolling back to the previous version after catching a bug in production
Deploying a new API endpoint and testing it with real traffic
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