web-deploy

Build and deploy websites, web apps, and APIs to production.

Local Preview Workflow

# Static site
npx http-server ./dist -p 8080 -c-1

# Next.js
npm run dev          # Development (hot reload)
npm run build && npm run start  # Production preview

# FastAPI
uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000

# Vite-based
npm run dev          # Dev server
npm run build && npx serve dist  # Production preview

Deployment Targets

Vercel (Frontend / Next.js / Static)

# First time setup
npx vercel link

# Preview deployment
npx vercel

# Production deployment
npx vercel --prod

# Environment variables
npx vercel env add SECRET_KEY

Best for: Next.js apps, React SPAs, static sites, serverless functions.

Config: vercel.json (usually not needed for Next.js)

{
  "buildCommand": "npm run build",
  "outputDirectory": "dist",
  "framework": "nextjs"
}

Railway (Backend / APIs / Databases)

# First time setup
railway login
railway init

# Deploy
railway up

# Add database
railway add --plugin postgresql

# Environment variables
railway variables set SECRET_KEY=value

# View logs
railway logs

Best for: Backend APIs, databases, long-running processes, Docker containers.

GitHub Pages (Static Sites)

# Using gh-pages package
npm install -D gh-pages
# Add to package.json scripts: "deploy": "gh-pages -d dist"
npm run build && npm run deploy

Best for: Documentation, simple static sites, project pages.

Canvas (Clawdbot Workspace)

Deploy to ~/clawd/canvas/ for local serving through the clawdbot gateway.

cp -r ./dist/* ~/clawd/canvas/my-project/

Pre-Deploy Checklist

• [ ] Build succeeds locally (npm run build / python -m build)
• [ ] No TypeScript/lint errors
• [ ] Tests pass
• [ ] Environment variables set on target platform
• [ ] .env / secrets NOT in git
• [ ] robots.txt and sitemap.xml if public site
• [ ] Favicon and meta tags set
• [ ] HTTPS configured (automatic on Vercel/Railway)
• [ ] Error pages (404, 500) configured
• [ ] Performance: images optimized, code split, no huge bundles

Rollback

# Vercel — redeploy previous
npx vercel rollback

# Railway — redeploy previous
railway rollback

# Git-based — revert and push
git revert HEAD && git push

Domain Setup

# Vercel
npx vercel domains add mydomain.com

# DNS: Point CNAME to cname.vercel-dns.com
# Or A record to 76.76.21.21