TL;DR: Deploying your AI-built app is straightforward with integrated platforms like Vercel.
Tips:
- Use integrated solutions (like v0.dev/Vercel) for effortless deployment.
- Regularly clear build caches after significant code changes.
- Use intuitive domain management tools provided by hosting platforms to simplify DNS and SSL configurations.
I have never deployed code before. Using v0.dev integrated with Vercel simplified this process immensely. There is a Deploy button in v0.dev that hooks up seamlessly to Vercel hosting. Vercel also included automated DNS configurations to redirect to the subdomain I’d purchased and set up in IONOS. Vercel also provided SSL certifications for free (for now). Tools like Loveable and Base44 are even more user-friendly for deploying your app and hosting it on custom domains. All of these AI coding tools are creating user-friendly deployment to make it easy to get your app into the world.
Once the initial deployment was set up, each time I did a code change that I wanted to test on my mobile phone and browser, I could hit the deploy button, and it would instantly deploy the code for me. Note that after a significant code change, you may need to clear the build cache to ensure the latest updates function correctly. You can read the instructions for the AI tool you are using to learn how to clear build cache.
While for the sake of simplicity and speed I skipped including a Github repository in my workflow for now, I do plan in the future to move my codebase to Github to ensure it’s in a location that I own and control and isn’t tied to a specific AI tool.