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Getting started

Quickstart

Start a server and deploy a Node.js app from your disk, in three commands.

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Start. The command ferryd starts the server.

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You deploy examples/node-hello, a small Node.js from the Ferry repository. Ferry takes it from your disk: you need no git repository and no .

First, build ferryd and ferry. See Installation.

The three commands

Terminal
# 1. Start the server. Then open the link that it prints.
ferryd

# 2. Connect the CLI.
ferry login --server http://127.0.0.1:7878

# 3. Deploy the app.
cd examples/node-hello
ferry up --follow

The output on the next pages comes from a real run. Ids, times and ports are different on your machine.

Step by step

1. Start the serverRun ferryd and create your account.2. Log in with the CLIGive your terminal its own API token.3. Deploy the appRun ferry up and open the URL.Then: deploy a changeEdit the code and run the same command again.

Configure for production

The defaults are good for a laptop. A server needs a base domain, HTTPS and a service manager.

1. Start the server

Run ferryd, then create the account of the server in your browser.

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The three commandsStep by step