How to Deploy Your GitHub Copilot-Built App
Step-by-step guide to deploying your GitHub Copilot app to production. Covers Any — Copilot works across all languages and frameworks. The most common stacks in our audits are JavaScript/TypeScript (React deployment, environment variables, and production configuration.
What GitHub Copilot generates
GitHub Copilot typically generates projects using Any — Copilot works across all languages and frameworks. The most common stacks in our audits are JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Next.js, Node.js) and Python (Django, FastAPI). Understanding the stack is important because it determines your deployment options and the specific configuration you'll need.
Where to deploy
Depends entirely on the project stack. Copilot doesn't determine the architecture — it assists within your existing project. Deployment follows the normal path for your framework
Step-by-step deployment
Copilot-assisted projects deploy the same way as any project in their stack. The key pre-deployment step is auditing Copilot-introduced code for security issues, deprecated APIs, and inconsistent patterns. Run a comprehensive test suite. Review all environment-related code for hardcoded values
Environment variables
One of the most common deployment failures is missing or misconfigured environment variables. GitHub Copilot 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 GitHub Copilot 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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