Deploy Next.js to DigitalOcean

Steps

1. 1

   Create a DigitalOcean API token

   In the DigitalOcean control panel, open API and generate a personal access token with read and write access. Paste it into Railyard and tick Save it to the team, so it's reused for every server after this one.

2. 2

   Add a DigitalOcean server

   In Railyard, open Servers, then Add a server, then Create on your cloud, and pick DigitalOcean, a region and a size. Railyard preselects s-1vcpu-2gb (1 vCPU, 2 GB of memory). It creates the server in your DigitalOcean account and installs Docker, Caddy and its agent in about two minutes.

3. 3

   Deploy your Next.js repository

   Paste the GitHub link. Railyard reads the repository, detects Next.js and fills in the build, the port, the release command, workers and Postgres or Redis.

4. 4

   Go live on HTTPS

   Railyard builds on a separate build server, runs the release command, health-checks the new version and moves traffic only when it answers. Add your domain and the certificate is issued and renewed for you.

What Railyard sets up for Next.js

• Your package manager is picked from the lockfile: npm, pnpm, yarn or bun.
• Railpack runs your build script, then the app starts with npm start.
• The app listens on $PORT. HOST and similar variables are set for you.
• Add Postgres or Redis from the app page and the connection string is injected as a variable.
• Large front-end builds are fitted to the build server's memory.

DigitalOcean regions

Toronto keeps your data in Canada. Frankfurt and Amsterdam keep it in the EU.

• New York
• San Francisco
• Amsterdam
• Frankfurt
• London
• Toronto
• Singapore
• Bangalore
• Sydney

Questions