My First Deployment Attempt

The Attempt

I tried to deploy PhantomCloudX today. It didn't go smoothly, but I learned a lot.

What Happened

I followed the Vercel deployment guide, connected my GitHub repository, and tried to deploy. The build failed. There were TypeScript errors I hadn't caught locally, and some import issues.

Fixing Issues

I spent hours fixing:

• TypeScript type errors
• Missing dependencies
• Import path issues
• Build configuration problems

It was frustrating, but each fix taught me something.

Second Attempt

After fixing the issues, I tried again. This time the build succeeded! But the app didn't work when I visited it. There were runtime errors I hadn't anticipated.

Learning Experience

Deployment is harder than I thought. There are so many things that can go wrong, and debugging deployed applications is different from debugging locally.

Progress

I'm closer than I was. The build works now, I just need to fix the runtime issues. I'm learning about production vs development environments and how they differ.

Not Giving Up

I'm not giving up. I'm going to fix these issues and get PhantomCloudX deployed. This is just another learning opportunity.