An example of how to deploy a static site built with VuePress on Kinsta Hosting.
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Static Site Hosting [click to expand]
Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file during the deployment process.
After connecting the repository, Static Site Hosting will automatically try to populate all the fields with the correct values.
| Configuration option | Value |
|---|---|
| Build command | npm run build |
| Node version | 16.20 |
| Publish directory | ./docs/.vuepress/dist |
Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating an application or re-deploying due to an incoming commit), the build command is run, followed by the deployment of the Publish Directory content.
Application Hosting [click to expand]
Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file during the deployment process.
Kinsta automatically sets the PORT environment variable. You should not define it yourself and you should not hard-code it into the application. The serve package utilizes the port set by Kinsta automatically.
When deploying an application, Kinsta automatically creates a web process with npm start as the entry point. Make sure to use this command to run your server.
Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating an application or re-deploying due to an incoming commit) the npm build command is run, followed by the npm start command.
VuePress is a static site generator that allows you to embed dynamic content within your Markdown files using Vue components to produce static HTML pages. More information is available on the vuepress.github.io website.