Configure build and start for NestJS

Summary

Build and start for a NestJS app on Ample. Verified on NestJS: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL. Build and start: npm install, nest build (TypeScript) then node dist/main.js on the node-22 template.

Prerequisites

• A NestJS project (npm install, nest build (TypeScript) then node dist/main.js on the node-22 template)
• An Ample account token with servers:write

Workflow Steps

1. Build and start

npm install, nest build (TypeScript) then node dist/main.js on the node-22 template; the server must bind 0.0.0.0 on PORT.

2. Deploy

Run the synchronous deploy once and read the result.
Command:
ample deploy . --name --public

3. Verify

Fetch the live URL on the example; on failure read the build and runtime logs.
Command:
ample logs --kind build

Tested Configuration

• Template: node-22
• Runtime: node
• Size: s-1vcpu-1gb
• Install: npm install
• Build: npm run build --if-present
• Start: npm run start

Examples

NestJS pattern fixture

Description: Verified build and start on NestJS.
Source Ref: tests/deploy-canaries/nestjs-patterns

Success Checks

• App responds on its public URL
  • Kind: http_get
  • Path: /
  • Expect: ample canary nestjs patterns

Limitations

• Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other sizes and NestJS major versions are not verified.
• Region, compliance attestations, and request-duration limits are unknown and not claimed.

Cost Estimate

• Currency: USD
• Monthly Amount: 5.0
• Basis: size prices from pricing.toml (loaded by the API) at build revision 1ac5595375130d45290090e82ed0f554ccd45405-dirty
• Components:
  • Name: app server
  • Size: s-1vcpu-1gb
  • Quantity: 1.0
  • Monthly Amount: 5.0
• Note: Always-on monthly price of the tested sizes; apps auto-pause when idle. Buckets are allocation-priced per quota and not included.

Infrastructure Requirements

• Primitive: Compute
  • Status: verified
  • Summary: Apps run in isolated x86_64 Firecracker microVMs that auto-pause when idle and wake on request; sizes are the priced VM sizes.

Evidence Summary

• Kind: canary_run
  • Summary: NestJS pattern fixture deployed on Ample; for this guide: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL.
  • Observed At: 2026-09-21T02:34:39Z
  • Implementation Revision: 1d28ae0-dirty (CLI 0.1.21)
  • Expires At: 2027-03-20T02:34:39Z

Next Actions

• Browse the catalog index:
  • Action ID: browse-catalog
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog
• Search published recipes by intent, stack and constraints:
  • Action ID: search-recipes
  • Method: POST
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/search
  • Parameters:
    • Body:
      • Limit: 5
      • Query: "Configure build and start for NestJS"
• Prepare a side-effect-free deployment plan for an authorized project:
  • Action ID: plan:page:guides:nestjs:build-and-start
  • Method: POST
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/plan
• Read the existing agent authentication setup:
  • Action ID: auth-setup
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /mcp/setup
• Browse NestJS:
  • Action ID: browse:stack:framework-nestjs
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/stack%3Aframework-nestjs
• Browse Configure deployment:
  • Action ID: browse:intent:configure-deployment
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/intent%3Aconfigure-deployment
• Browse Public web service:
  • Action ID: browse:pattern:public-web-service
  • Method: GET
  • Relative Path: /v1/catalog/nodes/pattern%3Apublic-web-service