Quick Start

This guide walks you through deploying your first app with Jetpacked. You'll go from a GitHub repository to a live HTTPS URL in under five minutes.

Prerequisites

A GitHub account
A repository with a JavaScript or TypeScript application
The app must run locally (Jetpacked can't fix broken apps, only deploy working ones)

Go to jetpacked.ai and click Get started. Jetpacked uses GitHub OAuth — there's no separate account to create. You'll be asked to authorize the Jetpacked GitHub App, which gives it read access to the repositories you select.

Step 2: Select a repository

After signing in, click Deploy a new app. You'll see a list of repositories your GitHub account has access to. Select the one you want to deploy.

Choose the branch you want to deploy from — typically main or master.

Step 3: Review the detection results

Jetpacked immediately reads your repository and shows you what it found:

Framework — e.g. Next.js 14, AdonisJS 6, SvelteKit
Runtime — Node.js version, or Bun
Services — PostgreSQL, Redis, etc. if detected
Build command — what will run to compile your app
Start command — how your app will be launched in production

If anything looks wrong, you can override individual fields before deploying.

Step 4: Add environment variables

Switch to the Environment tab and add any secrets your app needs — API keys, auth secrets, third-party service credentials. Database URLs for auto-provisioned services are injected automatically and don't need to be added here.

Step 5: Deploy

Click Deploy. Jetpacked will:

Clone your repository
Install dependencies
Provision any required databases
Build your application
Run migrations if detected
Start your container
Issue a TLS certificate and assign a *.jetpacked.ai URL

The whole process typically takes between 1 and 4 minutes depending on your build.

Your app is live

Once the deploy completes, you'll see a green Live status and a URL you can share immediately. Every push to your selected branch triggers an automatic redeploy.

Next steps

Custom domains — bring your own domain
Environment variables — manage secrets and config
Services — understand how databases and Redis are provisioned