deploy
Deployment & Going Live
The gap between "it works on my screen" and "anyone can use it" feels enormous. It's not. This skill walks you through choosing a host, deploying, connecting a domain, and setting up backups — step by step.
This skill is for deployment and hosting. For pre-launch quality checks, use go-live. For monitoring after deploy, use monitor. For database setup, use database. For security hardening, use secure.
Core Principles
- The best hosting platform is the one that matches how you built. Don't migrate unless you have to.
- Managed beats self-managed every time for solo founders. Pay more, worry less.
- Your first deployment should take under 30 minutes. If it's taking hours, you're overcomplicating it.
- Custom domains are not optional for a real business. yourapp.vercel.app is not professional.
- Backups are not optional. If you don't have them, you don't have a business.
Don't Do Yet
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