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title: 'Deploy'
---

# Deploying the client

## Method 1 - Vercel - Recommended

[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fmovie-web%2Fmovie-web%2Ftree%2Fmaster&env=VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL,VITE_TMDB_READ_API_KEY)

1. Click the Deploy button.
1. Sign in using either a GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
1. Follow the instructions to create a repository for movie-web.
1. Configure the environment variables:

   - `VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL`: Enter your proxy URL here. Make sure to not have a slash at the end of your URL.

     Example (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, IT WON'T WORK FOR YOU): `https://test-proxy.test.workers.dev`

   - `VITE_TMDB_READ_API_KEY`: Enter your TMDB Read Access Token here. Please read [the TMDB page](2.tmdb.md) on how to get an API key.

   - `VITE_BACKEND_URL`: Only set if you have a self-hosted backend. Put in your backend URL. Check out [configuration reference](../4.client/2.configuration.md) for details. Make sure to not have a slash at the end of the URL.

1. Click "Deploy"
1. Congrats! You have your own version of movie-web hosted.
1. You may wish to configure a custom domain - Please consult [the Vercel docs for how to do this](https://vercel.com/docs/getting-started-with-vercel/domains).

## Method 2 - Static Web Host

1. Download the file `movie-web.zip` from the latest release: https://github.com/movie-web/movie-web/releases/latest.
2. Extract the ZIP file so you can edit the files.
3. Open `config.js` in an editor such as Notepad, Visual Studio Code or similar.
4. Put your proxy URL in-between the double quotes of `VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL: ""`. Make sure to not have a slash at the end of your URL.

   Example (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, IT WON'T WORK FOR YOU): `VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL: "https://test-proxy.test.workers.dev"`

5. Put your TMDB Read Access Token inside the quotes of `VITE_TMDB_READ_API_KEY: ""`. Please read [the TMDB page](2.tmdb.md) on how to get an API key.
6. If you have a self-hosted backend server, enter your URL in the `VITE_BACKEND_URL` variable. Check out [configuration reference](../4.client/2.configuration.md) for details. Make sure to not have a slash at the end of the URL.
7. Save the file.
8. Upload **all** of the files to a static website hosting such as:
   - GitHub Pages
   - Netlify
   - Vercel
   - Etc, [there are lots of options](https://www.staticwebsitehosting.org/){target="\_blank"}.
9. Congrats! You have your own version of movie-web hosted.

## Method 3 - Docker Compose - Home Network

This method is meant for those using a desktop device or single board computer with a minimum 4GB of RAM such as a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.com/) to run movie-web on there home network to make a private instance of movie-web available to their network devices.

1. Download the file `movie-web.zip` from the latest release: https://github.com/movie-web/movie-web/releases/latest.
2. Extract the ZIP file so you can edit the files.
3. Open `docker-compose.yaml` and uncomment `args`, `TMDB_READ_API_KEY`, `CORS_PROXY_URL`. 
- Make sure `args` is in-line with `context` 
- Make sure `TMDB_READ_API_KEY` and `CORS_PROXY_URL` are tabbed once to the right of `args`.
4. Put your proxy URL in-between the double quotes of `CORS_PROXY_URL: ""`. Make sure to not have a slash at the end of your URL. 

   Example (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, IT WON'T WORK FOR YOU): `VITE_CORS_PROXY_URL: "https://test-proxy.test.workers.dev"`

5. Put your TMDB Read Access Token inside the quotes of `TMDB_READ_API_KEY: ""`. Please read [the TMDB page](2.tmdb.md) on how to get an API key.
6. Uncomment and add any [additional environment variables](3.configuration.md) you may need
7. Save the file
8. Use [docker] to run `movieweb` as background service

```bash
# movie-web is current working directory
$ docker compose up -d
```

9. Verify that setup was successful
- Navigate to `http://localhost`. You should see the UI for `movie-web`. Find something to watch and make sure that it plays. 
- View logs with

   ```bash
   $ docker compose logs --follow movieweb
   ```

10. Set a static IP address for your device.
- For Raspberry Pi: [guide](https://www.makeuseof.com/raspberry-pi-set-static-ip/)
- For Mac: [guide](https://www.macinstruct.com/tutorials/how-to-set-a-static-ip-address-on-a-mac/)
- For Windows: [guide](https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-set-up-a-static-ip-address)

11. Navigate to movie web at `http://<static-ip-address` from another device connected to your network