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# How can I deploy my Hexabot project?

Use this guide to choose the right production path for Hexabot v3.

Hexabot supports both direct host deployment and Docker-based deployment.

### Choose your deployment method

* [Docker Deployment](/faq/how-can-i-deploy-my-hexabot-project/docker-deployment.md) — use this when you want Compose-managed services and a containerized runtime.
* [Manual Deployment](/faq/how-can-i-deploy-my-hexabot-project/manual-deployment.md) — use this when you want to run Hexabot directly with Node.js on the host.

### What stays the same

Hexabot serves the admin UI and API from the same NestJS app.

* The default app port is `3000`.
* The API lives under `/api`.
* The health check lives at `/api/health`.

NGINX should proxy all traffic to the same app port.

Do not strip or rewrite `/api`.

### Shared prerequisites

You need:

* A Linux server with SSH access
* Node.js `>= 24.17.0`
* One package manager: `npm`, `pnpm`, `yarn`, or `bun`
* PostgreSQL
* NGINX
* Certbot

Install Docker only if you choose the Docker path.

Helpful setup guides:

* [Setup Node.js with NVM](/developer-guide/setup-node.js-with-nvm.md)
* [Setting Up Docker](/developer-guide/setting-up-docker.md)
* [CLI Command Reference](/developer-guide/cli-command-reference.md)
* [SMTP Configuration](/developer-guide/smtp-configuration.md)

### Shared production notes

Keep the first database bootstrap private.

The first admin and baseline data are seeded only outside production mode.

For ongoing production:

* Keep `DB_SYNCHRONIZE=false`
* Keep `DB_AUTO_MIGRATE=true` on one primary API node only
* Match `client_max_body_size` with `UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IN_BYTES`
* Use PostgreSQL instead of SQLite

Hexabot uses `.env` for manual deployment and `.env.docker` for Docker deployment.

### Next step

Open the guide that matches your runtime and follow it end to end:

* [Docker Deployment](/faq/how-can-i-deploy-my-hexabot-project/docker-deployment.md)
* [Manual Deployment](/faq/how-can-i-deploy-my-hexabot-project/manual-deployment.md)


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