DocsUpdated: February 20269 min read

Deployment Guide

Production deployment model, required environment variables, and validation workflow.

Runtime Requirements

  • Node.js 18+ runtime
  • PostgreSQL database for auth and subscription state
  • WebSocket-capable hosting configuration
  • Persistent environment variables for auth, pricing, and release metadata

Build Command

Backend buildbash
npm run build --workspace=backend

Start Command

Backend startbash
npm start --workspace=backend

Post-Deploy Checklist

  • GET /api/health returns success
  • GET /api/version returns expected release metadata
  • Desktop login and socket authentication succeed
  • Pairing flow and one encrypted share test complete successfully