What do I need to deploy Vercel on a VPS?

You need a VPS (starting at $4-6/month), SSH access, and the app code in a GitHub repo. For Vercel and VPS, you also need environment variables, a domain, and SSL configured before going live.

How long does it take to deploy to a VPS?

A straightforward Vercel deployment takes 2-4 hours for someone familiar with servers. RepoAssistant does it in 24h with a ship-or-refund guarantee.

How much does it cost to host Vercel on a VPS?

A VPS for Vercel or VPS starts at $4-6/month for a 1-2 GB instance from providers like Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or Hostinger. RepoAssistant's deploy service is a fixed $39-149 one-time fee.

What if something breaks after deployment?

Every deployment includes a smoke test (login, forms, database writes, API calls) and a handover doc with restart, rollback, and deploy commands. If the app is blocked pre-launch, we fix and ship within 24h or refund.

Auto-deploy guide

Set up auto-deploy on push for your AI-built app

After the initial deploy, you want every push to main to automatically update production. This covers webhook setup, deploy triggers, and rollback.

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What is probably broken

Every deploy requires manual steps on the server. You want push-to-deploy like Vercel but on your own infrastructure.

What production should look like

Automatic deployment on every push to main with build logs, error notifications, and rollback capability.

STEP 01

Choose a deploy trigger

Decide how the server will know when to deploy.

Use a GitHub webhook to trigger deploys on push.
Use your deploy panel built-in git integration.
Or use a polling-based approach if webhooks are not available.

STEP 02

Configure the deploy pipeline

Set up the steps the server takes when a new commit arrives.

Pull the latest code from the main branch.
Install dependencies and run the production build.
Restart the app process with zero downtime if possible.

STEP 03

Add notifications and rollback

Know when deploys succeed or fail, and be able to roll back.

Send deploy notifications to email, Slack, or Discord.
Keep the last 3 builds available for instant rollback.
Test the rollback path before relying on it.

Quick check

Is your app production-ready?

If you cannot tick all five, we can fix it. Send us the repo and we handle the rest.

?Custom domain with HTTPS
?Environment variables configured
?Database wired and backed up
?Auto-deploy on push
?Smoke tested and live

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