Quickstart

Deploy your first app with Openship in under 2 minutes.

Get from zero to a live deployment in a few steps.

1. Install the CLI

$ curl -fsSL https://get.openship.io | sh

Installs the Openship CLI (Bun runtime, no Node or npm required).

2. Start Openship

openship up

Runs the platform locally — API on :4000 and the dashboard on :3001 (downloaded on first run), backed by an embedded database. Local access needs no login. Open it:

openship open

Prefer a desktop app or the cloud?

openship install grabs the self-contained desktop app, or sign up for Openship Cloud. For a remote server, openship login --api-url <url> --token <PAT> instead of openship up.

Create a project in the dashboard, then link your working directory to it:

cd your-project
openship init            # pick the project to link

This writes .openship/project.json so later commands know which project to act on.

4. Deploy

openship deploy

Your app builds and goes live with automatic SSL and a URL. Deploy a preview with openship deploy --env preview.

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