## The short version

To deploy a NestJS 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 NestJS

1. 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).

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

2. 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.

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

3. 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. 4

### 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` |

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.

Last verification (September 21, 2026): NestJS pattern fixture deployed on Ample (npm install, nest build (TypeScript) then node dist/main.js on the node-22 template); 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 NestJS project (npm install, nest build (TypeScript) then node dist/main.js on the node-22 template)
- An Ample account token with servers:write

### Know the limits

- Verified on the node-22 template at s-1vcpu-1gb; other sizes and NestJS major versions are not verified.

# QUESTIONS

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need a Dockerfile to deploy NestJS?

No. Ample detects NestJS 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 NestJS 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 NestJS](/content/guides/nestjs/database-connection/index.html).

### What does it cost to host a NestJS 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 NestJS](/content/guides/nestjs/deployment-diagnostics/index.html).

# NEXT STEPS

## More for NestJS

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