> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.boostgpt.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment

> Deploy your BoostGPT bots to production

## Deployment Options

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Vercel" icon="triangle">
    Deploy serverless functions with zero config
  </Card>

  <Card title="Railway" icon="train">
    Deploy with automatic scaling
  </Card>

  <Card title="AWS Lambda" icon="aws">
    Run on AWS serverless infrastructure
  </Card>

  <Card title="Docker" icon="docker">
    Containerize and deploy anywhere
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Deploy to Vercel

### 1. Create API Route

Create `api/chat.js`:

```javascript theme={null}
import { BoostGPT } from 'boostgpt';

const client = new BoostGPT({
  project_id: process.env.BOOSTGPT_PROJECT_ID,
  key: process.env.BOOSTGPT_API_KEY
});

export default async function handler(req, res) {
  if (req.method !== 'POST') {
    return res.status(405).json({ error: 'Method not allowed' });
  }

  const { message, bot_id } = req.body;

  const response = await client.chat({
    bot_id,
    message
  });

  if (response.err) {
    return res.status(500).json({ error: response.err });
  }

  return res.status(200).json({ response: response.response });
}
```

### 2. Deploy

```bash theme={null}
vercel --prod
```

## Deploy Router SDK

### 1. Create Server

```javascript theme={null}
import { Router, DiscordAdapter } from '@boostgpt/router';

const router = new Router({
  apiKey: process.env.BOOSTGPT_API_KEY,
  projectId: process.env.BOOSTGPT_PROJECT_ID,
  defaultBotId: process.env.BOOSTGPT_BOT_ID,
  adapters: [
    new DiscordAdapter({
      discordToken: process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN
    })
  ]
});

await router.start();
```

### 2. Deploy to Railway

```bash theme={null}
railway up
```

## Environment Variables

Set these in your deployment platform:

```bash theme={null}
BOOSTGPT_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
BOOSTGPT_API_KEY=your_api_key
BOOSTGPT_BOT_ID=your_bot_id
```

## Docker Deployment

```dockerfile theme={null}
FROM node:18-alpine

WORKDIR /app

COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --production

COPY . .

CMD ["node", "index.js"]
```

Build and run:

```bash theme={null}
docker build -t boostgpt-bot .
docker run -e BOOSTGPT_API_KEY=key boostgpt-bot
```

## Best Practices

* Always use environment variables for credentials
* Implement proper error handling
* Use health check endpoints
* Monitor with logging services
* Set up auto-scaling for high traffic

## Next Steps

<Card title="Error Handling" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/developers/error-handling">
  Handle errors gracefully
</Card>