Deployments

Connect a GitHub repository and every push builds and deploys.

Connect a repository

Sign in with GitHub and pick a repo. Light Cloud installs a GitHub App with access to the repositories you choose, so it can read the code and build on push.

Detection

Light Cloud reads the repository to decide how to build it: the framework, the package manager, the build command, and the output directory. Override any of these when you create the application or later in its settings. See Frameworks for the full list.

Build and release

• A static build is uploaded to object storage and served from a global CDN.
• A container build becomes an image on Cloud Run that scales with traffic.

If the repository needs a Dockerfile and has none, Light Cloud generates one for your framework. If you bring your own Dockerfile, it is used as is.

Deploy history

Every deploy is recorded with its commit SHA, message, author, duration, status, and full build log. To roll back, redeploy an earlier commit from the history.

Deploy without Git

You can deploy a local folder without a Git repository, straight from the VS Code extension or the MCP server. See Deploy with AI.