Render

Render provides managed hosting with a free tier suitable for prototypes and small projects. This page covers deploying a Velox TS application to Render — build commands, environment configuration, and the platform-specific considerations to be aware of.

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

Related Content

• Railway - Alternative PaaS
• Production Checklist - Full checklist