Deploy your Next.js app
harvis serves static files, so this works for the part of Next.js that produces static files: static export. Add one line to your config, build, and the CLI takes it from there. Server-rendered routes, API routes, and middleware don't run here — there's no server behind this host.
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Enable static export
Add "output: 'export'" to next.config.js. Routes using API routes, middleware, or server-side rendering won't build — everything else does.
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Build the app
Run "npm run build". With static export on, Next.js writes fully rendered HTML, CSS, and JS to an "out" folder instead of starting a server.
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Deploy it
Run "npx harvis deploy out" from your project root. No config and no login for this first deploy — you get a live URL immediately, plus a private claim link to attach the site to a free account whenever you're ready.
Deploy Next.js with one command
Build your project, then hand the output folder to harvis. No account needed for the first deploy — you'll get a live link and a private claim link to manage it later.
npm run build npx harvis deploy out
Prefer dragging files instead of a terminal? Build the project, then drop the output folder here and publish it the same way.
Next.js deploy questions
I use next/image or API routes. Can I still deploy here?
API routes and the default next/image loader need a server, so they don't work under static export. next/image still works if you set images.unoptimized: true (or point loader at an external image service) — everything else in the App or Pages router that doesn't touch the server builds fine.
Do dynamic routes like /blog/[slug] work with static export?
Yes, as long as they implement generateStaticParams (App Router) or getStaticPaths (Pages Router) so Next knows which pages to pre-render at build time. Routes with no way to enumerate their params ahead of time can't be static.
Is deploying a Next.js app to harvis actually free?
Yes, no card required. Free limits are 500 files and 50 MB per site, which covers a static Next.js build with plenty of room. Published sites don't expire — they stay live until you delete them.
Can I use my own domain with the deployed Next.js site?
Every site gets a free harvis.dev address, and you can pick your own subdomain from the dashboard after claiming it — my-app.harvis.dev instead of a random one. Pointing a domain you already own (like mystore.com) at the site isn't supported yet.
How is this different from deploying Next.js to Vercel or Netlify?
Vercel and Netlify are built around connecting a Git repo and running your build on their servers, with a dashboard to configure it. harvis skips all of that: you build locally (or in your own CI), run one CLI command against the output folder, and get a link — no project setup, and no account needed until you want to keep the site.
Deploying something else?
The recipe is the same everywhere — build it, then npx harvis deploy the output.