Learning About Deployment

New Territory

I've been learning about deployment, and it's a whole new world. There's so much to understand: hosting, domains, build processes, environment variables. It's overwhelming but exciting.

What I've Learned

I've been researching:

• Different hosting platforms (Vercel, Netlify, Railway)
• Build processes and optimization
• Environment variables and configuration
• Domain setup

Vercel seems popular for React apps, so I'm leaning toward that.

Preparing for Deployment

I've been optimizing my code for production:

• Removing console.logs
• Adding error boundaries
• Optimizing bundle size
• Testing everything one more time

I want to make sure it works well when deployed.

Challenges

Understanding the deployment process is confusing. There are so many steps and things that can go wrong. But I'm learning, and I'll figure it out.

Goal

I want to deploy PhantomCloudX by the end of the year. That's my goal. Having it live on the internet will make it feel real in a way it doesn't right now.

Progress

I'm close to being ready. Just a few more things to polish, and then I'll attempt my first deployment. Wish me luck!