Production Deployment

Node.js Deployment

Build

npm run build

Run

node .output/server/index.mjs

The server starts on port 3000 by default. Override with the PORT environment variable.

Process Manager

Use PM2 or similar for production process management:

pm2 start .output/server/index.mjs --name pip-ai

Docker Deployment

Example Dockerfile:

FROM node:18-alpine AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci
COPY . .
RUN npm run build

FROM node:18-alpine AS runner
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=builder /app/.output ./.output
ENV PORT=3000
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["node", ".output/server/index.mjs"]

Build and run:

docker build -t pip-ai .
docker run -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env pip-ai

Vercel Deployment

1. Push to GitHub
2. Import project in Vercel
3. Nuxt is auto-detected
4. Add environment variables in Vercel dashboard
5. Deploy

Post-Deployment Checklist

• [ ] All environment variables configured
• [ ] Supabase project is active and not paused
• [ ] N8N workflows are active
• [ ] Auth redirect URLs updated to production domain
• [ ] Storage bucket policies allow production domain
• [ ] SSL certificate active
• [ ] Dev auth bypass is disabled (NUXT_PUBLIC_DEV_AUTH_BYPASS unset or false)