What do I need to set up Cursor on a VPS?

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

How long does it take to move to a VPS?

A straightforward Cursor 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 Cursor on a VPS?

A VPS for Cursor 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.

Cursor env vars rescue

Cursor env vars work locally but break on the production server

Cursor runs your app with local `.env` files. Production servers need environment variables configured differently, and missing vars cause silent failures.

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What is probably broken

The app runs fine in Cursor but crashes or behaves strangely on the server because every secret, API key, and callback URL is missing.

What production should look like

A clean environment variable map for the production server with secrets rotated where needed.

STEP 01

Audit every variable the app needs

Search the codebase for process.env references and list each one.

Separate public frontend variables from server-only secrets.
Identify which variables must be available at build time vs runtime.
Note which URLs and keys still point to local or test values.

STEP 02

Set variables on the production server

Load env vars from the deploy panel or server environment, not from files.

Add each variable to your deploy panel environment store.
Update all callback URLs, auth redirects, and webhook endpoints to the production domain.
Rotate any key that was ever visible in Cursor workspace files.

STEP 03

Rebuild and verify

After setting env vars, rebuild the app and test every integration.

Run a clean production build with the new environment.
Test database connections, auth flows, payment webhooks, and email.
Confirm no local URLs remain in the running app.

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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