Your First Deploy

Deploy Your First Application in Under 5 Minutes

Welcome to seenode! This guide will get you from code to live application in just a few minutes, completely free. No credit card required.

Quick Start Options

Already have an app ready? Jump directly to our framework-specific quickstarts for even faster deployment.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

• A seenode account - Sign up for free
• Your application code hosted on a Git provider (GitHub or GitLab)

Don’t have an app ready?

No problem! We’ll show you how to deploy a sample application, or you can fork one of our example repositories.

Choose Your Service Type

seenode offers different service types optimized for different use cases:

Web Service

Best for: Web applications, APIs, websites that need to respond to HTTP requests

Examples: REST APIs, web applications (Django, React, Vue.js), static sites with server-side functionality

Key Features:

• Public URL provided automatically
• Auto-scaling based on traffic
• SSL certificates included

Worker Service

Best for: Background jobs, scheduled tasks, data processing

Examples: Data processing pipelines, scheduled jobs, queue workers, machine learning model training

Key Features:

• No public URL (runs in background)
• Configurable resource allocation
• Restart policies for reliability

Still not sure?

When in doubt, choose Web Service. It’s the most common choice and you can always change it later.

Deploy Your Application

1. Sign up and Access Dashboard

   Navigate to the seenode Dashboard and sign in to your account.

2. Create Service and Connect Git

   Click the New button, select Web Service (or Worker Service), then:

   • Select your Git provider (GitHub or GitLab)
   • **Authorize seenode to access your repositories
   • Choose the repository and branch you want to deploy (usually main or master)

   Repository Permissions

   seenode only requests access to the specific repositories you choose to deploy. Your private repositories remain secure.

3. Configure Your Service

   seenode automatically detects your language/framework and suggests configuration:

   • Name: Give your service a descriptive name
   • Build & Start Commands: Auto-detected (modify only if needed)
   • Environment Variables: Add any required variables

   Configuration

   For most applications, the auto-detected settings work perfectly. Only modify them if you have specific requirements.

4. Deploy

   Click Create Web Service and watch the build logs in real-time. Your app will be live in 1-5 minutes.

What Happens Next

Once deployed, seenode automatically:

• Pulls your code from Git
• Installs dependencies
• Builds your application
• Deploys with automatic load balancing

Deployment Progress:

• Building: Installing dependencies and building your app
• Deploying: Moving your app to production servers
• Live: Your app is now available at the provided URL

Deployment Time

• Simple apps: 1-3 minutes
• Complex builds: 3-5 minutes

Troubleshooting

My build is failing

Common causes:

• Missing or incorrect requirements.txt (Python) or package.json (Node.js)
• Build command doesn’t match your project structure
• Environment variables not set correctly

Quick fixes:

1. Check the build logs for specific error messages
2. Verify your build command matches your local development setup
3. Ensure all required files are committed to your repository
4. Try deploying with the default auto-detected settings first

My app is not responding

Common causes:

• Application not listening on the correct host/port. Your app must listen on host 0.0.0.0 and port 80 (default) or your selected port.
• Start command is incorrect
• Application crashes on startup

Quick fixes:

1. Ensure your app listens on 0.0.0.0 and the correct port
2. Verify the start command in the seenode dashboard
3. Review the application logs for error messages

I can’t access my database

Common causes:

• Database connection string not configured
• Database not created yet

Quick fixes:

1. Create a database first in the seenode dashboard
2. Add database connection environment variables
3. Check that your application is in the same region as your database

Success! Your App is Live

Congratulations! Your application is now deployed and accessible via the URL provided by seenode.

What you get:

• Automatic deployments whenever you push to your connected branch
• Built-in monitoring and logging in your dashboard
• Free SSL certificate for secure HTTPS connections

Next Steps

Add a Database

Create a managed database in seconds for your application data. Create Database →

Framework Guides

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Get Help

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Ready to deploy another app? The process gets even faster once you’re familiar with the workflow. Most developers can deploy subsequent applications in under 2 minutes!