Deploy guides

Deploy a Bolt.new app to Vercel

Solid choice via GitHub or a zip export. Hobby is non-commercial.

Specific to Bolt.new + Vercel
  • Push the project to GitHub (or download it as a zip) and import it at vercel.com/new; Vercel detects Vite.
Need an always-on server?

Vercel doesn't run always-on servers. If your project has a long-running backend (websockets, bots, background jobs), use Railway or Render for that part.

Step by step

  1. Check your project type

    • Vite single-page app (most projects): vite.config.* in the project, build output dist/.
    • Framework with a server (e.g. Next.js, Astro SSR): next.config.* or an SSR adapter in the config.

  2. Get the code onto GitHub

    • Built-in: Project settings → Domains & Hosting → Hosting Provider → Netlify → Publish (custom domains don't carry over automatically).
    • Download the project as a .zip, or push it to GitHub, then import into any host.

  3. Create the project on Vercel

    Go to vercel.com/new, import your GitHub repository, accept the detected framework preset and click Deploy.

  4. Check the build settings

    Vercel auto-detects Vite, Next.js, TanStack Start (via Nitro) and most frameworks. For a plain Vite app the defaults are build command npm run build and output dist.

    For Bolt.new: build command npm run build, output dist (Vite).

  5. Add environment variables before the first build

    In Vercel: Project → Settings → Environment Variables. Copy these from Bolt.new:

    • VITE_SUPABASE_URL / VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY (if using Supabase — names may differ; check your .env)

    Changed a value later? Rebuild. Vite bakes variables in at build time. Troubleshoot missing env vars

  6. Make page refreshes work (Vite / React Router single-page apps)

    vercel.json 
    {
  "$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
  "rewrites": [{ "source": "/(.*)", "destination": "/index.html" }]
}

    Server-rendered projects (TanStack Start, Next.js) don't need this. Vercel docs (opens in a new tab)

  7. Update login redirect URLs

    Add your new Vercel URL (and later your custom domain) to your auth provider's allowed URLs. In Supabase: Authentication → URL Configuration. Redirect troubleshooting · Check RLS before going live

  8. Add your domain

    Project → Settings → Domains → Add. Vercel shows the exact DNS records (A record for the apex, CNAME for www) to create at your registrar; HTTPS is issued automatically.

What it will cost

Free tier Hobby: $0 — 100 GB data transfer, 1M CDN requests, 1M function invocations / month. Paid from $20/mo: Pro: $20/month per developer seat, includes $20 of usage credit; 1 TB transfer, 10M CDN requests. Checked 17 Oct 2026 on Vercel's pricing page (opens in a new tab).

  • The free Hobby plan is for personal, non-commercial use. A business or monetised app needs Pro.
  • Prices exclude VAT/sales tax.

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