Deploy a Vite app on Nept

This guide covers deploying any Vite project — React, Vue, Svelte, Solid, or Preact — to Nept.

Prerequisites

• A Nept account.
• A Vite project with a build script in package.json.

Option A: Deploy from GitHub

1. Connect GitHub.
2. Click New project and choose your Vite repository.
3. Nept sets the build command to vite build and the output directory to dist.
4. Add environment variables. Variables exposed to the browser must be prefixed with VITE_.
5. Click Deploy.

Option B: Deploy with the CLI

npm install -g nept-cli
nept login
cd my-vite-app
nept deploy --prod

Configuration

Vite outputs static assets by default, which Nept serves globally. If your app needs a backend (API routes, server functions, or a database), pair it with:

• A managed database
• A separate backend deployed via Docker

Environment variables

Variables that must reach the browser must start with VITE_:

nept env add VITE_API_URL https://api.example.com --target production

Server-side or build-time-only variables do not need the prefix. See Environment Variables.

Custom domains

See Custom Domains.

Next steps

• Deploy a React app
• Deploy from GitHub
• Custom Domains
• Environment Variables