acme/orders-apideploys on push to main
- Add rate limiting to ordersa3f9c1eBuilding
- Fix totals on empty carts71be0d4Live
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acmeorders-api
Live$ git push origin main
Push received on main, commit a3f9c1e
Cloning acme/orders-api
Using Node 22 and pnpm from pnpm-lock.yaml, port 3000
$ pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
Done, 142 packages
$ pnpm run build
> tsc -p tsconfig.json
Build finished
Running the deploy command before the release goes live
$ pnpm run migrate
Applied 1 migration: add_orders_index
Starting the app
Listening on port 3000
Live at https://api.example.com
GET /orders 200
No requests for a while, the app is asleep
Compute is not billed while it sleeps
Request received, waking the app
Listening on port 3000
GET /orders 200
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$ git push origin main
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Push
Every push to that branch builds and deploys. You can also deploy by hand.
Everything between a push and a running app. This is what is built today.
- Node version detected
- 22
- Package manager detected
- pnpm
- Port detected
- 3000
- Build command
- pnpm run build
- Deploy command
- pnpm run migrate
Build settings detected
The framework (Express, Fastify, Hono, Koa, Hapi, Sails, NestJS, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, React Router, TanStack Start, React, Vue, Angular, AdonisJS, Laravel or plain Node.js), the Node version (and the PHP version of a Laravel app), the package manager (npm, pnpm, Yarn or Bun, from the lockfile) and the build and start commands are read from the repository. Each can be overridden, along with the port and the install and deploy commands.
- api.example.comHTTPS active
- orders.example.comHTTPS active
Custom domains
Add your own domain. HTTPS is set up automatically.
Listening on port 3000
GET /orders 200
POST /orders 201
GET /orders/42 200
GET /orders/9000 404
GET /orders 200
Live logs and metrics
Follow the output of the running app as it happens, and its CPU, memory, requests and response time in charts. Every deployment also keeps its own build log.
- Add rate limiting to ordersa3f9c1eLiveSuperseded
- Fix totals on empty carts71be0d4Live
Rollback
When a release is wrong, return to an earlier deployment.
Replicas
On Pro and Business
RegionEurope West
Instance sizeSmall
Replicas, regions and sizes
Run up to 10 replicas of an app, depending on your plan, in the region and instance size you pick.
orders-api crashedCrashedThe team was notified.
Crash detection
When an app crashes, the team gets a notification.
- ALAda LovelaceOwner
- GHGrace HopperAdmin
- LTLinus TorvaldsMember
Teams with roles
Invite people as owner, admin or member, and decide what each of them can do.
- orders-api62%
- storefront27%
- webhooks11%
Usage broken down per app
The bill shows what each app used, so it can be checked line by line.
- Environment variables
- Set them per app. Config values are stored encrypted; the value of a secret is never stored.
- Deploy commands, cron jobs and commands
- Deploy commands run before each release goes live, for database migrations. Cron jobs run a command every 5 minutes to every week, or on a cron expression, on a machine of its own while the app sleeps. Any command can also be run once from the dashboard, its output read as it prints.
- Activity trail
- Deployments and changes are listed with who made them.
- Notifications
- The team hears about failed deployments, crashes and domain problems in the dashboard.
- Monorepos
- A workspace (npm, pnpm, Yarn or Bun workspaces, with Turborepo or Nx on top) deploys one app per folder. Pick the folder when you create the app: packages are installed from the top of the workspace, and the app is built and run in its folder.
Idle apps cost nothing in compute.
An app nobody is using goes to sleep, and the next request wakes it. Compute is billed per second, only while the app is awake.
Keep one replica always on
Off: idle time costs nothing in compute.On: one replica stays awake and answers at once. It is billed like any running replica.
orders-apiSleepingLive
RequestsCompute billed per secondAsleep, not billed
What developers say.
I connected the repository, pushed, and the API was online. I never wrote a line of build configuration.
PNPriya N.Independent developerOur staging apps sleep most of the day. The bill finally matches how little they run.
DKDaniel K.Technical lead, NorthwindA bad release went out on a Friday. We rolled back to the previous deployment and read the build log afterwards.
SMSofia M.Backend engineer, GlobexMigrations run as a deploy command before the release goes live. We stopped running them by hand.
TRTomás R.Founder, InitechThe usage breakdown per app is the first hosting bill I could read without a spreadsheet.
HBHannah B.Agency ownerCustom domain, HTTPS, done. That part used to take me an afternoon.
KWKenji W.Full-stack developer
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$15
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- Replicas per app
- 5
- Bandwidth included
- 100 GB
- Largest size
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- Builds at a time
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- Build minutes a month
- 1000
- Days of metrics
- 7
- Worker processes per app
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For teams running many apps.
$25
per month, plus usage
- Apps
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- Replicas per app
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- Days of metrics
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Questions
What is Orbit?
Orbit is a hosting platform for Node.js apps. You connect a GitHub repository, Orbit builds it and runs it, and every push to your branch deploys.
Which apps can I deploy?
Any app that runs on Node.js and answers on the port in PORT, and Laravel apps on PHP 8.2 to 8.4. Express, Fastify, Hono, Next.js, Nuxt, React, Vue, Angular, AdonisJS, NestJS, SvelteKit, Astro, React Router, TanStack Start, Koa, Hapi, Sails and Laravel are recognised and set up for you; anything else runs as a plain Node.js app with your own build and start commands.
How do I deploy my app?
Sign in with a code sent to your email or with GitHub, connect a GitHub repository and pick a branch. The framework, the Node version, the package manager and the build and start commands are read from the repository. Creating the app deploys nothing yet: a short guide on its page walks you through variables, commands and cron jobs, and ends with Deploy. After that every push to the branch deploys, or you deploy by hand.
What happens when my app is idle?
It sleeps, and wakes on the next request. A sleeping app is not charged for compute. If an app must answer at once, you can keep one replica always on; it is then billed like any running replica.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes. Add a custom domain and HTTPS is set up automatically.
How do database migrations run?
As a deploy command. Deploy commands run before each release goes live.
Can I go back to an earlier release?
Yes. You can roll back to an earlier deployment, and every deployment keeps its own build log.
What does it cost?
Plans are $5, $15 and $25 a month, plus usage: compute per second while an app runs, bandwidth beyond the plan's allowance, and custom domains beyond the first one of each app. There is a 7-day trial with $5 of usage credit and no card.
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