## The short version

To deploy a Gin 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 `ubuntu-24.04` template, starts it with `./app` and returns a public HTTPS URL.

## STEP BY STEP

### Deploy Gin

1. **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](/content/agents/index.html).
   
   ```bash
   curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
   ample auth signup
   # then, in your agent:
   # "Deploy this Gin app to Ample"
   ```

2. **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.
   
   ```bash
   ample deploy . --name <app-name> --public
   ```

3. **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.

4. **Verify**  
   Open the URL. If the deploy failed, read the build log, then the runtime log, fix the cause and deploy again.
   
   ```bash
   ample logs <deployment_id> --kind build
   ```

## TESTED CONFIGURATION

### What Ample runs

| Template | `ubuntu-24.04` |
|----------|----------------|
| Build    | `CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o app ./...` |
| Start    | `./app` |
| Tested size | `s-1vcpu-1gb` |

Verified on Gin: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL. Build and start: CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o app ./... then ./app on the ubuntu-24.04 template (go.sum committed for a reproducible build).

Last verification (September 21, 2026): Gin pattern fixture deployed on Ample (CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o app ./... then ./app on the ubuntu-24.04 template (go.sum committed for a reproducible build)); for this guide: the app built and started with the documented commands and answered on its public HTTPS URL.

## FIT CHECK

### Before you deploy

#### You need
- A Gin project (CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o app ./... then ./app on the ubuntu-24.04 template (go.sum committed for a reproducible build))
- An Ample account token with servers:write

### Know the limits
- Verified on the ubuntu-24.04 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other sizes and Gin major versions are not verified.

## QUESTIONS

### Frequently asked questions

#### Do I need a Dockerfile to deploy Gin?
No. Ample detects Gin from the repository and builds it from source on the `ubuntu-24.04` template. Dockerfile build steps are not run.

#### How do I add a database to a Gin 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 Gin](/content/guides/gin/database-connection/index.html).

#### What does it cost to host a Gin 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](/content/pricing/index.html).

#### 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 Gin](/content/guides/gin/deployment-diagnostics/index.html).

## NEXT STEPS

### More for Gin

- [Gin **How to serve Gin public assets through a CDN on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/cdn-assets/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to set environment variables and secrets for a Gin app on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/configuration-secrets/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to connect a Gin app to Postgres on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/database-connection/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to fix a failed Gin deploy on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/deployment-diagnostics/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to use S3-compatible storage from a Gin app on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/object-client/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to serve private files from a Gin app on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/private-file-access/index.html)  
- [Gin **How to run database migrations for a Gin app on Ample**](/content/guides/gin/schema-changes/index.html)