--- outline: deep --- # Deploy Your VitePress Site The following guides are based on some shared assumptions: - The VitePress site is inside the `docs` directory of your project. - You are using the default build output directory (`.vitepress/dist`). - VitePress is installed as a local dependency in your project, and you have set up the following scripts in your `package.json`: ```json { "scripts": { "docs:build": "vitepress build docs", "docs:preview": "vitepress preview docs" } } ``` ## Build and Test Locally 1. Run this command to build the docs: ```sh $ npm run docs:build ``` 2. Once built, preview it locally by running: ```sh $ npm run docs:preview ``` The `preview` command will boot up a local static web server that will serve the output directory `.vitepress/dist` at `http://localhost:4173`. You can use this to make sure everything looks good before pushing to production. 3. You can configure the port of the server by passing `--port` as an argument. ```json { "scripts": { "docs:preview": "vitepress preview docs --port 8080" } } ``` Now the `docs:preview` method will launch the server at `http://localhost:8080`. ## Setting a Public Base Path By default, we assume the site is going to be deployed at the root path of a domain (`/`). If your site is going to be served at a sub-path, e.g. `https://mywebsite.com/blog/`, then you need to set the [`base`](../reference/site-config#base) option to `'/blog/'` in the VitePress config. **Example:** If you're using Github (or GitLab) Pages and deploying to `user.github.io/repo/`, then set your `base` to `/repo/`. ## HTTP Cache Headers If you have control over the HTTP headers on your production server, you can configure `cache-control` headers to achieve better performance on repeated visits. The production build uses hashed file names for static assets (JavaScript, CSS and other imported assets not in `public`). If you inspect the production preview using your browser devtools' network tab, you will see files like `app.4f283b18.js`. This `4f283b18` hash is generated from the content of this file. The same hashed URL is guaranteed to serve the same file content - if the contents change, the URLs change too. This means you can safely use the strongest cache headers for these files. All such files will be placed under `assets/` in the output directory, so you can configure the following header for them: ``` Cache-Control: max-age=31536000,immutable ``` :::details Example Netlify `_headers` file ``` /assets/* cache-control: max-age=31536000 cache-control: immutable ``` Note: the `_headers` file should be placed in the [public directory](/guide/asset-handling#the-public-directory) - in our case, `docs/public/_headers` - so that it is copied verbatim to the output directory. [Netlify custom headers documentation](https://docs.netlify.com/routing/headers/) ::: :::details Example Vercel config in `vercel.json` ```json { "headers": [ { "source": "/assets/(.*)", "headers": [ { "key": "Cache-Control", "value": "max-age=31536000, immutable" } ] } ] } ``` Note: the `vercel.json` file should be placed at the root of your **repository**. [Vercel documentation on headers config](https://vercel.com/docs/concepts/projects/project-configuration#headers) ::: ## Platform Guides ### Netlify / Vercel / Cloudflare Pages / AWS Amplify / Render Set up a new project and change these settings using your dashboard: - **Build Command:** `npm run docs:build` - **Output Directory:** `docs/.vitepress/dist` - **Node Version:** `16` (or above, by default it usually will be 14 or 16, but on Cloudflare Pages the default is still 12, so you may need to [change that](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/platform/build-configuration/)) ::: warning Don't enable options like _Auto Minify_ for HTML code. It will remove comments from output which have meaning to Vue. You may see hydration mismatch errors if they get removed. ::: ### GitHub Pages 1. In your theme config file, `docs/.vitepress/config.js`, set the `base` property to the name of your GitHub repository. If you plan to deploy your site to `https://foo.github.io/bar/`, then you should set base to `'/bar/'`. It should always start and end with a slash. 2. Create a file named `deploy.yml` inside `.github/workflows` directory of your project with the following content: ```yaml name: Deploy on: workflow_dispatch: {} push: branches: - main jobs: deploy: runs-on: ubuntu-latest permissions: pages: write id-token: write environment: name: github-pages url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }} steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v3 with: fetch-depth: 0 - uses: actions/setup-node@v3 with: node-version: 16 cache: npm - run: npm install --frozen-lockfile - name: Build run: npm run docs:build - uses: actions/configure-pages@v2 - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1 with: path: docs/.vitepress/dist - name: Deploy id: deployment uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1 ``` ::: tip Please replace the corresponding branch name. For example, if the branch you want to build is `master`, then you should replace `main` with `master` in the above file. ::: 3. In your repository's Settings under Pages menu item, select `GitHub Actions` in Build and deployment's Source. 4. Now commit your code and push it to the `main` branch. 5. Wait for actions to complete. 6. In your repository's Settings under Pages menu item, click `Visit site`, then you can see your site. Your docs will automatically deploy each time you push. ### GitLab Pages 1. Set `outDir` in `docs/.vitepress/config.js` to `../public`. 2. Still in your config file, `docs/.vitepress/config.js`, set the `base` property to the name of your GitLab repository. If you plan to deploy your site to `https://foo.gitlab.io/bar/`, then you should set base to `'/bar/'`. It should always start and end with a slash. 3. Create a file called `.gitlab-ci.yml` in the root of your project with the content below. This will build and deploy your site whenever you make changes to your content: ```yaml image: node:16 pages: cache: paths: - node_modules/ script: - npm install - npm run docs:build artifacts: paths: - public only: - main ``` 4. Alternatively, if you want to use an _alpine_ version of node, you have to install `git` manually. In that case, the code above modifies to this: ```yaml image: node:16-alpine pages: cache: paths: - node_modules/ before_script: - apk add git script: - npm install - npm run docs:build artifacts: paths: - public only: - main ``` ### Azure Static Web Apps 1. Follow the [official documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/static-web-apps/build-configuration). 2. Set these values in your configuration file (and remove the ones you don't require, like `api_location`): - **`app_location`**: `/` - **`output_location`**: `docs/.vitepress/dist` - **`app_build_command`**: `npm run docs:build` ### Firebase 1. Create `firebase.json` and `.firebaserc` at the root of your project: `firebase.json`: ```json { "hosting": { "public": "docs/.vitepress/dist", "ignore": [] } } ``` `.firebaserc`: ```json { "projects": { "default": "" } } ``` 2. After running `npm run docs:build`, run this command to deploy: ```sh firebase deploy ``` ### Surge 1. After running `npm run docs:build`, run this command to deploy: ```sh npx surge docs/.vitepress/dist ``` ### Heroku 1. Follow documentation and guide given in [`heroku-buildpack-static`](https://elements.heroku.com/buildpacks/heroku/heroku-buildpack-static). 2. Create a file called `static.json` in the root of your project with the below content: ```json { "root": "docs/.vitepress/dist" } ``` ### Edgio Refer [Creating and Deploying a VitePress App To Edgio](https://docs.edg.io/guides/vitepress).