- Click Publish in v0. With GitHub connected, Publish creates and merges a pull request into your repo.
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
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Check your project type
- Next.js app: next.config.* and an app/ directory.
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Get the code onto GitHub
- Connect GitHub: v0 creates a private repo; Publish merges changes via pull request.
- Or download the project as a ZIP.
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Create the project on Vercel
Go to vercel.com/new, import your GitHub repository, accept the detected framework preset and click Deploy.
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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 buildand outputdist.For v0: build command
next build (npm run build), output Handled by the framework adapter. -
Add environment variables before the first build
In Vercel: Project → Settings → Environment Variables. Copy these from v0:
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Any keys you added in v0's Vars panel — re-add them at the host.
Changed a value later? Rebuild. Vite bakes variables in at build time. Troubleshoot missing env vars
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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)
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Update login redirect URLs
Add your new Vercel URL (and later your custom domain) to your auth provider's allowed URLs. Redirect troubleshooting
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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.