Deploy your app

    Choose a host, deploy your app, connect a domain, and check the result before sharing it.

    Beginner 7 guides · 68 min total · read in order

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    1. How localhost becomes a real website Understand the full journey from your local dev server to a live domain: DNS, hosting, builds, and everything in between. 8 min
    2. Static sites and servers Static builds, SPAs, SSR apps, backend APIs, full-stack apps, and databases, and why each one needs a different kind of home. 10 min
    3. Choose hosting for your frontend What a frontend host actually does, how the beginner-friendly options compare, and how to pick one without starting a brand war. 10 min
    4. Choose hosting for your backend Why a long-running server is a different beast from a static site, and when to reach for a managed platform versus a VPS. 10 min
    5. Connect your frontend to your backend API URLs, CORS, HTTPS, env vars, and cookies, and why the localhost URL that worked all week dies the moment you deploy. 11 min
    6. Set up a custom domain and DNS Registrars, nameservers, A and CNAME records, apex vs www, TTL, and propagation, explained without the jargon fog. 10 min
    7. Preview and production deployments Branch deploys, pull-request previews, rollbacks, and the safe feature-branch-to-production workflow that keeps you from breaking the live site. 9 min