Deploy to Other Platforms

Comprehensive guides for deploying your SuperFast Docs application to various platforms.

About Alternative Deployment Options

While Vercel is an excellent choice for Next.js applications, there are many other platforms where you can deploy your SuperFast Docs application. Each platform has its own strengths and features.

Deploy to Netlify

Netlify is a powerful platform for deploying modern web applications with continuous deployment, serverless functions, and more.

Prepare Your Project

Make sure your project is ready for Netlify deployment

Checklist:

Ensure your project is in a Git repository
Create a netlify.toml file in your project root
Configure build settings in the netlify.toml file

Create netlify.toml

Add a configuration file for Netlify

TypeScript

# netlify.toml  [build]   command = "npm run build"   publish = ".next"  [build.environment]   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED = "1"  [[plugins]]   package = "@netlify/plugin-nextjs"

Deploy to Netlify

Deploy your application using the Netlify CLI or dashboard

CLI Method

Bash

# Install Netlify CLI$npm install -g netlify-cli$# Login to Netlify$netlify login$# Initialize and deploy$netlify init$netlify deploy --prod

Dashboard Method

1. Go to app.netlify.com

2. Connect your Git repository

3. Configure build settings

4. Deploy your site

Configure Environment Variables

Set up your environment variables in the Netlify dashboard

Steps:

Go to Site settings > Build & deploy > Environment
Add your environment variables
Click "Save" to apply the changes
Trigger a new deployment to apply the environment variables

Deploy to Netlify

Netlify is a powerful platform for deploying modern web applications with continuous deployment, serverless functions, and more.

Prepare Your Project

Make sure your project is ready for Netlify deployment

Checklist:

Ensure your project is in a Git repository
Create a netlify.toml file in your project root
Configure build settings in the netlify.toml file

Create netlify.toml

Add a configuration file for Netlify

TypeScript

# netlify.toml  [build]   command = "npm run build"   publish = ".next"  [build.environment]   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED = "1"  [[plugins]]   package = "@netlify/plugin-nextjs"

Deploy to Netlify

Deploy your application using the Netlify CLI or dashboard

CLI Method

Bash

# Install Netlify CLI$npm install -g netlify-cli$# Login to Netlify$netlify login$# Initialize and deploy$netlify init$netlify deploy --prod

Dashboard Method

1. Go to app.netlify.com

2. Connect your Git repository

3. Configure build settings

4. Deploy your site

Configure Environment Variables

Set up your environment variables in the Netlify dashboard

Steps:

Go to Site settings > Build & deploy > Environment
Add your environment variables
Click "Save" to apply the changes
Trigger a new deployment to apply the environment variables

Deployment Options

Each platform has its own strengths:

Netlify - Great for static sites and JAMstack applications
Render - Simple deployment with a generous free tier
AWS - Comprehensive cloud platform with many services
Railway - Modern deployment platform with a simple Git-based workflow
Fly.io - Global deployment with a focus on low latency
DigitalOcean - Reliable cloud platform with a user-friendly interface