How to deploy an Astro app | Ample

The short version

To deploy an Astro app on Ample, run ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public in the project directory, or ask your coding agent to deploy it to Ample. Ample builds it on the node-22 template, starts it with npm run start and returns a public HTTPS URL.

STEP BY STEP

Deploy Astro

Ask your coding agent

Install the Ample CLI and create an account (no browser or card needed), then ask Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any agent with a shell to deploy the project. See Ample for coding agents.

   curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
   ample auth signup
   # then, in your agent:
   # "Deploy this Astro app to Ample"

Or deploy from the CLI

Run the deploy once from the project directory. It waits until the app is live or failed and prints the URL; exit 0 is live, 1 failed, 2 needs input.

   ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public

Or use MCP

Agents connected to the Ample MCP server (https://api.ample.computer/mcp, or ample mcp over stdio) call ample_deploy with the same arguments.

Verify

Open the URL. If the deploy failed, read the build log, then the runtime log, fix the cause and deploy again.

   ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build

TESTED CONFIGURATION

What Ample runs

Template	`node-22`
Install	`npm install`
Build	`npm run build --if-present`
Start	`npm run start`
Tested size	`s-1vcpu-1gb`

A server-output Astro app runs its start script; a static build is published as a static site. Ample detects the runtime, installs dependencies, runs the build when present and starts the app on the node-22 template behind a public HTTPS URL.

Last verification (September 20, 2026): Astro app built and started on node-22 and rendered the expected page.

FIT CHECK

Before you deploy

You need

A package.json with build and start scripts
A server that listens on process.env.PORT and 0.0.0.0
An Ample account token with servers:write

Know the limits

Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other templates and sizes are not verified by this recipe.
Astro SSR adapters other than the tested node output are not verified.

QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Dockerfile to deploy Astro?

No. Ample detects Astro from the repository and builds it from source on the node-22 template. Dockerfile build steps are not run.

How do I add a database to a Astro app?

Leave DATABASE_URL unset and deploy: when the code needs Postgres, MySQL, Redis or MongoDB, Ample creates a managed database and passes its connection string to the app. See Connect Postgres for Astro.

What does it cost to host a Astro app on Ample?

The Free plan runs 2 apps at once with no card and a hard monthly budget, so it never bills you. Larger needs are priced on volume; see pricing.

What if the deploy fails?

ample deploy waits until the app is live or failed. A failure returns who must act, a diagnosis and a suggested fix; read the logs with ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build. See Diagnose deployment failures for Astro.