How to Deploy Your Copilot Workspace-Built App
Step-by-step guide to deploying your Copilot Workspace app to production. Covers Any language or framework since Copilot Workspace operates on your existing GitHub repository. It's designed for multi-file edits and can work with TypeScript deployment, environment variables, and production configuration.
What Copilot Workspace generates
Copilot Workspace typically generates projects using Any language or framework since Copilot Workspace operates on your existing GitHub repository. It's designed for multi-file edits and can work with TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, and any other language in the repo. Understanding the stack is important because it determines your deployment options and the specific configuration you'll need.
Where to deploy
Copilot Workspace generates pull requests against your existing repository, so your existing deployment pipeline and target remain unchanged
Step-by-step deployment
Copilot Workspace produces a PR with code changes. Review the PR as you would any other — check that the generated code matches the intent, that tests are included or updated, and that deployment-relevant files (Dockerfiles, infrastructure config, environment variables) are updated to reflect new dependencies. Merge through your standard PR review process
Environment variables
One of the most common deployment failures is missing or misconfigured environment variables. Copilot Workspace apps often hardcode values during development that need to be externalized for production. Audit every file for hardcoded URLs, API keys, and configuration values. Create a .env.example file listing every required variable. Set these in your hosting platform's dashboard before deploying.
Post-deployment checklist
After deploying, verify: HTTPS is enforced on all routes, custom domain is configured and resolving, environment variables are correctly loaded, all features work in production (not just locally), error tracking is capturing exceptions, and performance is acceptable under real conditions.
Common deployment mistakes
The most frequent issues we see in Copilot Workspace deployments: forgetting to set environment variables (causing startup crashes), not testing the production build locally before deploying, missing build dependencies, and using development configurations in production.
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