What do I need to set up 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 Next.js, 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 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 Next.js 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.

Vercel timeout rescue

Vercel serverless functions keep timing out

Vercel serverless functions have a 10-second limit on hobby plans and 60 seconds on pro. AI-built apps often exceed this during database queries, file processing, or external API calls.

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What is probably broken

Your app works locally but Vercel functions timeout during database operations or long-running tasks.

What production should look like

The app running on infrastructure with no execution time limits and stable long-running processes.

STEP 01

Find the slow functions

Identify which serverless functions are exceeding the time limit.

Check Vercel logs for timeout errors and execution duration.
Identify which database queries or external calls are slow.
Measure the actual execution time of each function locally.

STEP 02

Optimize or restructure

Speed up the functions or move them to a different runtime.

Add database indexes to speed up slow queries.
Move long-running tasks to background jobs or webhooks.
If optimization is not enough, move to a VPS with no time limits.

STEP 03

Deploy to infrastructure without limits

A VPS runs your code as long as it needs to.

Deploy the app on a VPS with a process manager.
Test the previously timing-out functions on the new server.
Monitor execution times and resource usage.

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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