Deployment

Deploy to Vercel for development, or migrate to Google Cloud/AWS for production.

Overview

This project supports multiple deployment platforms with zero code changes required.

Development: Vercel

Best for: Rapid iteration, preview environments

1. Connect repository to Vercel
2. Configure environment variables
3. Deploy automatically on push

Production: Google Cloud Run

Best for: Enterprise security, compliance

1. Build Docker image
2. Deploy to Cloud Run
3. Configure Cloud SQL connection
4. Set environment variables

Production: AWS

Best for: AWS ecosystem integration

1. Build Docker image
2. Deploy to ECS or EC2
3. Configure RDS connection
4. Set environment variables

Environment Variables

Set these in your deployment platform:

• DATABASE_URL - PostgreSQL connection string
• PORT - Server port (optional, defaults to 3001)
• NODE_ENV - Set to production

Migration

See Portability Strategy for detailed migration paths.

Related Documentation

• Portability Strategy - Zero vendor lock-in
• Backend Stack - Technology choices