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Step 05 / 10Moderate1–2 hoursDIY Playbook
Backend & Hosting
Your app needs somewhere to live, and it needs to live somewhere safely. This step sets up hosting and infrastructure the way professional teams do it — with clear separation between the environment you experiment in and the environment real users touch.
What you'll do
- Connect your GitHub repository to Vercel for deployment
- Set up environment variables for each environment
- Create separate staging and production databases in Neon
- Understand the development → staging → production pipeline
- Confirm your API infrastructure and server logs are working
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