Deploying to Vercel in Remix - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Deploying a Remix App to Vercel

📖 Scenario: You have built a simple Remix app and now want to share it with the world by deploying it to Vercel, a popular platform for hosting web apps.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to prepare your Remix app and deploy it to Vercel step-by-step, so your app is live and accessible online.

📋 What You'll Learn

Have a Remix app ready in a local folder named my-remix-app

Have a Vercel account (free signup at vercel.com)

Install vercel CLI globally using npm i -g vercel

Use the vercel CLI commands to deploy

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Deploying web apps quickly and easily to share with users worldwide is a common real-world task for developers.

💼 Career

Knowing how to deploy Remix apps on Vercel is valuable for frontend and full-stack developers working with modern web frameworks and cloud platforms.

1

Prepare Remix App for Deployment

In your Remix app folder my-remix-app, create a file named vercel.json with this exact content to configure the build and output settings for Vercel:

Remix

# Your code here

Hint

This vercel.json file tells Vercel how to build and route your Remix app.

2

Login to Vercel Using CLI

Open your terminal and run vercel login. Enter your email when prompted to log in to your Vercel account.

Remix

{
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    { "src": "package.json", "use": "@vercel/node" }
  ],
  "routes": [
    { "src": "/(.*)", "dest": "/index.js" }
  ]
}
# Run vercel login in your terminal

Hint

This command connects your local machine to your Vercel account.

3

Deploy Your Remix App to Vercel

In your terminal, inside the my-remix-app folder, run vercel to start the deployment process. When prompted, confirm the project name as my-remix-app and accept the default settings.

Remix

{
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    { "src": "package.json", "use": "@vercel/node" }
  ],
  "routes": [
    { "src": "/(.*)", "dest": "/index.js" }
  ]
}

# Run vercel to deploy your app
vercel

Hint

This command uploads your app and makes it live on the internet.

4

Access Your Live Remix App

After deployment finishes, Vercel will show a URL like https://my-remix-app.vercel.app. Open this URL in your browser to see your live Remix app.

Remix

{
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    { "src": "package.json", "use": "@vercel/node" }
  ],
  "routes": [
    { "src": "/(.*)", "dest": "/index.js" }
  ]
}

# Open the URL shown by Vercel in your browser
# Your app should be live!

Hint

Visit the URL Vercel gives you to confirm your app is online.