AnimepaheApi/DEPLOY.md

🚀 Deployment Checklist

Pre-Deployment

• All files copied to vercel-deploy folder
• vercel.json configuration ready
• package.json with correct dependencies
• Test locally before deploying

Test Locally

cd vercel-deploy
npm install
npm start

Visit http://localhost:3000 and test:

• /health endpoint works
• /search?q=naruto returns results
• /player.html loads correctly

Deploy to Vercel

Step 1: Install Vercel CLI

npm i -g vercel

Step 2: Login to Vercel

vercel login

Step 3: Deploy

cd vercel-deploy
vercel

Answer the prompts:

• Set up and deploy? → Y
• Which scope? → (select your account)
• Link to existing project? → N
• Project name? → (press Enter or type a name)
• Directory? → (press Enter)
• Override settings? → N

Step 4: Test Deployment

After deployment, you'll get a URL. Test it:

# Replace with your actual URL
curl https://your-project.vercel.app/health

Expected response:

{"status":"ok","message":"Animepahe API is alive!"}

Post-Deployment Testing

Test all endpoints with your deployed URL:

# Set your URL
URL="https://your-project.vercel.app"

# Health check
curl "$URL/health"

# Search
curl "$URL/search?q=naruto"

# Visit player
# Open in browser: $URL/player.html

Production Deploy

For production deployment:

vercel --prod

This will deploy to your production domain.

Troubleshooting

Issue: "Command not found: vercel"

Solution: Install Vercel CLI globally

npm i -g vercel

Issue: "No package.json found"

Solution: Make sure you're in the vercel-deploy folder

cd vercel-deploy

Issue: Deployment timeout

Solution: Vercel free tier has 10-second timeout. This is sufficient for all API calls. If you see timeouts, check:

• AnimePahe website is accessible
• Your internet connection is stable

Issue: 404 on routes

Solution: Check vercel.json is present and correctly configured

Environment Variables

No environment variables needed! The app works without any configuration.

Custom Domain

To add a custom domain:

1. Go to your project on vercel.com
2. Click "Settings" → "Domains"
3. Add your domain
4. Update DNS records as instructed

Monitoring

View logs and analytics:

1. Go to vercel.com
2. Select your project
3. Click "Deployments" to see logs
4. Click "Analytics" to see usage

Updates

To update your deployment:

cd vercel-deploy
vercel

Vercel will automatically detect changes and redeploy.

Rollback

To rollback to a previous deployment:

1. Go to vercel.com
2. Select your project
3. Click "Deployments"
4. Find the working deployment
5. Click "..." → "Promote to Production"

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Ready to deploy? Just run vercel in the vercel-deploy folder! 🚀