A beginner-friendly deployment guide covering GitHub setup, Vercel import, environment variables, production checks, and custom domain preparation.
Prepare the Project Before Deployment
Before deploying, run formatting, linting, type checking, and a production build locally. Make sure secret values are stored in environment variables and that generated folders are ignored by Git.
Deploy from GitHub to Vercel
Push the project to GitHub, import the repository in Vercel, select the correct framework preset, add environment variables, and trigger the first production deployment. After deployment, review logs and confirm every major page works.
npm run format
npm run lint
npm run buildConnect Domain and Check SEO Files
After the app is live, connect the custom domain, verify HTTPS, check robots.txt, submit sitemap.xml, and inspect the site in Google Search Console. These steps help search engines crawl the site correctly.
Conclusion
Deployment is not only uploading code. A professional release includes validation, environment safety, domain setup, SEO checks, and post-deployment testing.