Deploy with Docker

Select Docker during generation:

npx create-launchframe my-app --deploy-target docker

This adds a production-optimized Dockerfile and .dockerignore.

Build

docker build -t my-saas .

Run

docker run -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env.local my-saas

Docker Compose

For local development with PostgreSQL:

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - '3000:3000'
    env_file: .env.local
    depends_on:
      - db

  db:
    image: postgres:17-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: my_saas
      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
    ports:
      - '5432:5432'
    volumes:
      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  pgdata:

docker compose up

Deploy to a VPS

Build and push the image to your registry
Pull and run on your server (or use Coolify, CapRover, etc.)
Set environment variables on the host
Run database migrations:

docker exec -it my-saas pnpm db:push

Deploy with Docker

Build

Run

Docker Compose

Deploy to a VPS

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