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Hosting & infrastructure
Vercel
Vercel is a cloud platform for deploying frontend applications, static sites, serverless functions, and full-stack JavaScript apps.
Vercel is a cloud platform for deploying frontend applications, static sites, serverless functions, and full-stack JavaScript apps.
Vercel showed up two ways in Episode 005: Alec explained that Lovable can publish without a separate GitHub and Vercel flow, while Justin shared the Milk and Cookies prototype on a Vercel app URL. It is the deployment layer we reach for when an AI-built app needs to become a real URL.
Genuine substitutes for Vercel that we've also run on stage:
Yes, Vercel has a free tier. Free tier for personal projects; paid plans for teams, scale, and commercial usage.
Free tier for personal projects; paid plans for teams, scale, and commercial usage.
Justin Novak and Alec Saluga used it in Episode 005 to deploy and share custom app prototypes, including the Milk and Cookies Vercel app URL.
Tools we've also used live that can stand in for Vercel: DigitalOcean, GitHub.
| Category | Hosting & infrastructure |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Free tier for personal projects; paid plans for teams, scale, and commercial usage. |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Used live in | Episode 005 |
| Operator(s) | Justin Novak and Alec Saluga |
| Website | vercel.com |
See tools like Vercel set up live, step by step, on AI4NTP, or get hands-on help putting it to work.