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Deploying Your Application

You've built an amazing app with ValkyrAI - now let's get it online for everyone to use!

Deployment Options Overview​

ValkyrAI gives you several ways to deploy your application:

  1. Amazon Lightsail (coming soon!) - Our recommended simple deployment solution
  2. Custom deployment - Deploy to your own servers or cloud provider
  3. Local development - Run your app on your own computer for testing

Let's explore each option in detail.

COMING SOON: Amazon Lightsail Pod Deployment​

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We're excited to announce our upcoming one-click deployment solution using Amazon Lightsail containers!

What is Amazon Lightsail?​

Amazon Lightsail is AWS's simple cloud platform that offers:

  • Fixed, predictable pricing (no surprise bills!)
  • Easy-to-understand interface
  • Powerful infrastructure with minimal configuration
  • Perfect for small to medium applications

How ValkyrAI Lightsail Deployment Will Work​

When our Lightsail deployment feature launches, you'll be able to:

  1. Click the "Deploy" button in your ValkyrAI dashboard
  2. Connect your AWS account (or create a new one)
  3. Choose your deployment settings (size, region, etc.)
  4. Click "Launch" and watch your app go live!

The system will automatically:

  • Package your application as containers
  • Configure your database
  • Set up a domain name and SSL certificate
  • Launch your app with proper security settings
  • Provide monitoring and scaling options

Current Lightsail Deployment​

While we're finalizing our one-click deployment, you can still deploy to Lightsail by following these steps:

  1. Export your project: In your ValkyrAI dashboard, click "Export Project"

  2. Create a Lightsail container service:

    • Go to the Amazon Lightsail console
    • Select "Container services"
    • Choose a region close to your users
    • Select an appropriate plan (the "Micro" plan is good for testing)
    • Click "Create container service"

  3. Deploy your exported project:

    • Use Docker to build your frontend and backend containers
    • Push them to your Lightsail container registry
    • Configure your deployment with the included lightsail-deployment.yml file
    • Launch your containers

For detailed steps, check out our Lightsail Manual Deployment Guide.

Custom Deployment Options​

If you prefer more control, you can deploy your ValkyrAI application anywhere:

Option 1: Deploy to AWS​

Use Amazon's full range of services:

  • EC2 for compute
  • RDS for database
  • S3 for storage
  • CloudFront for content delivery

ValorIDE can help you create the necessary configuration files - just ask:

Generate AWS deployment files for my application

Option 2: Deploy to Other Cloud Providers​

Your ValkyrAI app works great on:

  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Digital Ocean
  • Heroku
  • And more!

Each exported project includes standard deployment files for multiple platforms.

Option 3: Deploy to Your Own Server​

If you have your own servers, you can:

  1. Export your project
  2. Install Docker and Docker Compose
  3. Run the included setup script
  4. Launch your application

Local Development and Testing​

Before deploying to production, test your app locally:

  1. In your ValkyrAI dashboard, click "Run Locally"
  2. Your app will start in development mode
  3. Access it at http://localhost:3000

This is perfect for:

  • Testing new features
  • Showing to stakeholders
  • Making quick changes

Deployment Best Practices​

No matter where you deploy, follow these tips:

  1. Test thoroughly before deploying to production
  2. Start small - you can always scale up later
  3. Enable monitoring to spot problems early
  4. Set up backups for your database
  5. Use HTTPS for all production deployments
  6. Enable logging to troubleshoot issues

What About Databases?​

ValkyrAI applications use databases to store your data. When deploying:

  • Development: Uses a local database (SQLite or PostgreSQL)
  • Production: Should use a managed database service:
    • Amazon RDS
    • Google Cloud SQL
    • Azure Database
    • Or any PostgreSQL-compatible database

ValorIDE can help you configure your database connection - just ask:

Set up my app to connect to my production database at [your-database-url]

Next Steps​

After deploying your application, you might want to:

Remember: Deployment is just the beginning! Keep improving your app based on user feedback.