🌐 Other Deployment Platforms

This guide covers other popular hosting platforms you can use.

Firebase Hosting

Setup

  1. Install Firebase CLI: npm install -g firebase-tools
  2. Login: firebase login
  3. Initialize: firebase init hosting
  4. Deploy: firebase deploy

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-project.web.app",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

Surge.sh

Setup

npm install -g surge
surge ./dist your-project.surge.sh

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-project.surge.sh",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

GitLab Pages

Setup

  1. Create .gitlab-ci.yml: ```yaml pages: stage: deploy script:
    • npm run build artifacts: paths:
      • public only:
    • main ```

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "username.gitlab.io",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

AWS Amplify

Setup

  1. Go to aws.amazon.com/amplify
  2. Connect your repository
  3. Configure build settings
  4. Deploy automatically

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "main.xxxxxx.amplifyapp.com",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

Heroku

Setup

heroku create your-app
git push heroku main

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-app.herokuapp.com",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

Railway

Setup

  1. Go to railway.app
  2. Connect GitHub repository
  3. Auto-deploys on push

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-project.railway.app",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

Fly.io

Setup

flyctl launch
flyctl deploy

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-app.fly.dev",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

DigitalOcean App Platform

Setup

  1. Go to DigitalOcean App Platform
  2. Connect repository
  3. Configure and deploy

Domain Configuration

{
  "subdomain": "yourname",
  "type": "CNAME",
  "value": "your-app.ondigitalocean.app",
  "owner": { ... },
  "project": { ... }
}

Vercel Alternatives Comparison

Platform Best For Free Tier Custom Domain
Vercel Next.js, React ✅ ✅
Netlify Static sites, JAMstack ✅ ✅
GitHub Pages Simple projects ✅ ✅
Cloudflare Pages Performance, CDN ✅ ✅
Render Full-stack apps ✅ ✅
Firebase Google ecosystem ✅ ✅
Surge Quick deployments ✅ ✅
GitLab Pages GitLab users ✅ ✅
AWS Amplify AWS integration ✅ (1 year) ✅
Railway Backend services Trial ✅

General Steps for Any Platform

  1. Deploy your site on your chosen platform
  2. Get your deployment URL (e.g., your-project.platform.com)
  3. Test the URL to ensure it’s working
  4. Create domain configuration JSON with your platform’s URL
  5. Submit PR to this repository
  6. Wait for approval and DNS configuration
  7. Configure custom domain in your platform’s dashboard
  8. Test your subdomain after DNS propagation

Need Help?

If your platform isn’t listed here:

  1. Deploy your site following the platform’s documentation
  2. Get your deployment URL
  3. Use the same format for domain configuration
  4. Submit a PR with your details

The process is similar for most platforms - just replace the deployment URL!

Ready to submit? Follow the Getting Started Guide to create your PR!