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Everything’s working locally.
The app looks great, runs smoothly — but putting it online?
That’s a whole different challenge.
Let me introduce you to someone who ran into this exact problem.
He spent three weeks building his SaaS MVP—a beautiful dashboard with Next.js, Supabase backend, and Stripe integration.
Everything worked perfectly on localhost.
Then came deployment day.
, his app was still sitting on his laptop.
Then his friend said:
20 minutes later, Marcus was live in production.
Sound familiar?
Let's make sure your deployment story ends better than Marcus's first attempt.
Here's the thing about deployment: it should be effortless.
You want to push code and have it work.
No drama, no debugging server configs at 2 AM.
Vercel was created by the Next.js team, which means:
When you're building a SaaS:
From solo indie hackers to Netflix and TikTok.
If it's good enough for billion-user apps, it's probably good enough for your SaaS.
The best part? Free tier is generous enough for most MVPs.
Let's get you from code to live URL in under 5 minutes. Seriously!
That's it. Your app is live. 🚀
Once connected, Vercel handles:
git add .
git commit -m "Add user dashboard"
git push origin main
30 seconds later: Your changes are live in production.
Every feature branch gets its own URL:
Your folder structure matters for smooth deployments. Here's what works:
your-saas-app/
├── components/
├── app/ (or pages/ for Pages Router)
├── lib/
├── public/
├── .env.local
├── next.config.js
└── vercel.json (optional)Local development:
/.env.local
DATABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_...
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=your_secretProduction setup:
Pro tip:
Use different Stripe keys for development vs. production.
Vercel makes this seamless.
Adding your domain:
Redirects and rewrites go in vercel.json:
{
"redirects": [
{
"source": "/old-pricing",
"destination": "/pricing",
"permanent": true
}
]
}Vercel isn't just easy—it's fast.
Here's what you get for free:
Your static assets are cached globally:
Use Next.js Image component:
import Image from 'next/image'
<Image
src="/user-avatar.jpg"
width={100}
height={100}
alt="User avatar"
/>Vercel automatically:
Built-in analytics show:
Deployed a bug? No problem:
Your site is fixed in 10 seconds.
Here's where Vercel really shines for SaaS apps.
You can handle backend logic without managing servers.
Create /app/api/stripe-webhook.js:
export default async function handler(req, res) {
// Handle Stripe webhook
const signature = req.headers['stripe-signature'];
// Process payment, update database
await updateUserSubscription(customerId);
res.status(200).json({ received: true });
}Boom.
You have a serverless function that scales automatically.
Works seamlessly with:
// /pages/api/create-subscription.js
import { stripe } from '@/lib/stripe';
import { supabase } from '@/lib/supabase';
export default async function handler(req, res) {
const { userId, priceId } = req.body;
// Create Stripe subscription
const subscription = await stripe.subscriptions.create({
customer: userId,
items: [{ price: priceId }],
});
// Update user in Supabase
await supabase
.from('users')
.update({ subscription_id: subscription.id })
.eq('id', userId);
res.json({ subscriptionId: subscription.id });
}This function runs on-demand, scales automatically, and costs almost nothing.
As your SaaS grows, Vercel grows with you.
Invite team members with different roles:
Set up multiple environments:
Traffic spikes? Vercel handles them automatically.
Need more control? You can:
Ready to go live? Here's your step-by-step plan:
Pre-deployment:
Deployment:
Post-deployment:
Ongoing:
Focus on building your product—not debugging your CI pipeline.
Vercel makes going live frictionless, so you can ship faster, test more confidently, and scale as you grow.
Your users don't care about your deployment setup—they care about your app working reliably.
The best deployment is the one you never have to think about. 🚀
If you haven't already, connect one of your projects to Vercel this week.
Experience that "push to deploy" workflow once, and you'll never want to go back to complex deployment pipelines.
Got questions about your specific setup?
Drop them in the comments below—we're here to help!
