Render

Render offers free tier hosting for VeloxTS applications.

Quick Deploy

1. Connect Render to your GitHub repository
2. Select “Web Service”
3. Configure build and start commands

Configuration

Build Command:

pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm prisma generate

Start Command:

pnpm prisma migrate deploy && node dist/index.js

Environment Variables

Set in Render dashboard:

NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=your-postgres-url
JWT_SECRET=your-secret
JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your-refresh-secret

Add PostgreSQL

1. Create a new PostgreSQL database in Render
2. Copy the Internal Database URL
3. Set as DATABASE_URL environment variable

Health Check

Configure health check path: /api/health

render.yaml

For Infrastructure as Code:

services:
  - type: web
    name: my-velox-app
    env: node
    buildCommand: pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm prisma generate
    startCommand: pnpm prisma migrate deploy && node dist/index.js
    healthCheckPath: /api/health
    envVars:
      - key: NODE_ENV
        value: production
      - key: DATABASE_URL
        fromDatabase:
          name: my-db
          property: connectionString

Next Steps

• Railway - Alternative PaaS
• Production Checklist - Full checklist