#Deploy to Zeit Now

Now by Zeit is an excellent deploy & hosting service for static sites. You get global CDN, HTTP/2, custom domains etc. They also have continuous deployment from a GitHub-repo. They have a free plan with unlimited deployments.

#Deploying from GitHub

https://zeit.co/docs/v2/integrations/now-for-github

Add these settings where its needed:

• Build Command: npm run build
• Publish directory: dist

#Deploying with Terminal

#Step 1

Install Now globally by typing npm install -g now in Terminal.

#Step 2

Create a now.json file in the root folder of your project to configure your deployment process.

{
  "name": "your-gridsome-project",
  "alias": "your-gridsome-project.com", // or ["aliasOne", "aliasTwo"]
  "version": 2,
  "builds": [
    {
      "src": "package.json",
      "use": "@now/static-build",
      "config": { "distDir": "dist" }
    }
  ]
}

#Step 3

Update package.json by adding a new script within the scripts object:

{
  "scripts": {
    ...
    "now-build": "npm run build"
  }
}

#Step 4

In Terminal, go to the root folder of your project and just type now. Within some time (about a few minutes) your project will be uploaded to Now, built right in there and deployed.

#Step 5 (optional)

If an alias was not assigned automatically, assign it manually by typing now alias your-project-deployment-address.now.sh your-domain.com.

That's it! 🎉

#Other Zeit Now guides:

• Add a domain
• Deployment Basics
• Example