varitykit 1.2.19

Deploy any app in 60 seconds. 60-80% cheaper than AWS.

varitykit

Deploy any app to the internet for a fraction of what AWS, Vercel, and Render charge. One command. No infrastructure setup.

varitykit is the command-line tool for Varity. You point it at any project — website, API, AI agent — and one command takes it live with a real cost number, usually pennies a month.

Why people switch

	Varity	AWS	Vercel	Render
Static website (1 GB transfer/mo)	~$0	~$1.50	$20 (Pro plan)	$7
Small Node / Python API	~$1–3	~$15	$20 + per-request	$7–25
AI agent with an LLM	~$5–15	$50+	not supported	$25–85

Same workload, real-money savings. No plan tiers, no per-execution fees, no traffic surprises.

60-second quickstart

pip install varitykit                     # 1. install
varitykit login                           # 2. paste your deploy key
varitykit init my-app                     # 3. scaffold a new Next.js app
cd my-app && varitykit app deploy         # 4. live at https://varity.app/my-app/

Already have an app? Skip step 3. cd into it and run varitykit app deploy.

What kinds of apps work

Validated end-to-end on this release:

Pattern	Status	Notes
Plain HTML	✅	Works as-is
Vite SPA (Vue / React)	✅	Build first, then deploy
Next.js with output: "export"	✅	Build first, then deploy
Express / Node API	✅	Single container; works end-to-end
Next.js with API routes / SSR	✅	Deploys; multi-service polish underway
FastAPI / Flask / Django	⚠	Single-container apps work; apps that need Postgres or an LLM hit a startup-ordering issue we're fixing
AI agent with a local LLM	⚠	Same as above

Go, Rust, Ruby, Elixir, Java, PHP, and .NET are on the roadmap.

Commands

varitykit doctor              check Node 20+, Python 3.11+, git, npm, network
varitykit login [--key ...]   save your deploy key (or use VARITY_DEPLOY_KEY env var)
varitykit init <name>         scaffold a new Next.js app
varitykit app deploy          deploy from the current directory
varitykit app list            list your deployments
varitykit app info <id>       details for a specific deployment
varitykit migrate --url <gh>  convert a Vercel project to Varity
varitykit completions         install shell tab completion (bash / zsh / fish)

--debug, --json, --version, and --help are available globally.

varitykit init

Wraps npx create-next-app@latest with sensible defaults (TypeScript, App Router, no preset Tailwind / ESLint) and writes a small varity.config.json next to the scaffold. The previous bundled SaaS template is deprecated; --template is accepted for backward compatibility but routes to the same flow.

varitykit app deploy

varitykit app deploy                        # auto — figures out everything
varitykit app deploy --hosting static       # force static hosting
varitykit app deploy --hosting dynamic      # force dynamic hosting
varitykit app deploy --dry-run              # show what would deploy without shipping
varitykit app deploy --name staging         # custom URL slug → varity.app/staging/

For dynamic apps (anything with a server), your code currently needs to be in a public GitHub repo so the host can fetch it at startup. Eliminating that requirement is the next thing we're shipping. (See KNOWN_ISSUES.md.)

varitykit migrate

Converts a Vercel-deployed app to Varity: clones the repo, removes Vercel-specific packages and config (vercel.json, @vercel/blob, @vercel/kv, edge-runtime markers, Next image-optimizer settings), suggests portable replacements (S3-compatible storage for @vercel/blob, ioredis for @vercel/kv), applies them, and deploys.

varitykit migrate --url https://github.com/me/my-vercel-app --dry-run   # preview
varitykit migrate --url https://github.com/me/my-vercel-app             # do it

Verified on real-world Vercel projects: the Next.js framework itself, leerob/leerob.io, shadcn-ui/taxonomy.

Use Varity from your AI editor

Varity ships an MCP server so Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and other AI tools can deploy without typing.

claude mcp add varity -- npx @varity-labs/mcp     # Claude Code
# Then: "deploy this app to Varity"

See @varity-labs/mcp for setup in other clients.

Honest current state

Static deploys (websites, exported Next.js, Vite SPAs) and single-container APIs are production-ready. Multi-service apps — an API with a database, or an AI agent with an LLM — are configured correctly by the CLI, but the order in which the services start up needs polish before launch. See KNOWN_ISSUES.md for the full audit.

Support

• Issues: github.com/varity-labs/varity-sdk/issues
• Discord: discord.gg/7vWsdwa2Bg

License

MIT — see LICENSE.