Deploy to Vercel

Push to a Git repo

Create a repository and push your scaffolded project.

Import into Vercel

Create a new Vercel project from the repo. The framework preset is detected automatically (Next.js); the default build command works.

Provision a database

You need a production Postgres. Either bring your own (Supabase, Neon, etc.) or add one from the Vercel Marketplace. See Database.

Set environment variables

Add every var your build uses (from .env.local) to the Vercel project. At minimum:

• DATABASE_URL (production Postgres, usually with ?sslmode=require)
• BETTER_AUTH_SECRET
• BETTER_AUTH_URL and NEXT_PUBLIC_BETTER_AUTH_URL — set to your production domain
• Your AI_PROVIDER + key
• Stripe keys (if billing is on)

You can sync these with the Vercel CLI:

vercel env pull .env.local      # pull existing
vercel env add DATABASE_URL     # add one

Apply the schema to production

Run the Drizzle push against your production DATABASE_URL (locally, with the prod URL in your env, or as part of your pipeline):

npm run db:push

Deploy

Push to your default branch, or run:

vercel --prod