Chapter 6

Deploy

Ship to a VPS with one command.

~13 min total2 lessonsAssignment

By the end of this chapter you'll be able to

Configure production env
Run `grit deploy`
Set up HTTPS + a domain

Lessons

Module: Shipping

grit deploy

The deploy command, end to end.

8mmedium

Production env vars

Secrets, JWT, database — the must-set list.

5measy

Chapter assignment

Ship to a test domain

Spin up a $5 VPS, point a subdomain at it, and run `grit deploy --domain api.<your-domain>`. Verify HTTPS works and `/api/health` is reachable from your phone.

See success criteria

Lesson 1 takes ~8 min.

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