Deploy with the Kestrel CLI

Four steps from an empty folder to a live URL, in about 8 minutes.

Install the CLI 1 min

The CLI needs Node.js 20 or later and works the same on macOS, Windows and Linux.

npm install --global @kestrel/cli

Sign in and link your project 2 min

Your browser opens to confirm the sign-in. Then pick the team and the project this folder deploys to.

kestrel login && kestrel link

Deploy your first function 2 min

Kestrel builds every function in /api and prints a preview URL in about 40 seconds. Each push to a branch gets its own.

kestrel deploy --prod

Add your domain 3 min

Add the domain, then create the DNS record Kestrel shows you at your registrar. The certificate is issued as soon as the record resolves. DNS help

kestrel domains add halcyon.studio

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