Quickstart: deploy your first app with Drone

Drone is DockHive’s AI deploy agent. It reads your code, builds your app and deploys it, fixing problems along the way. You don’t write any configuration.

You need a DockHive account with a verified email address. Create one free if you haven’t yet.

From GitHub (console)

1. Open the console and go to App Hosting, then start a new app (or open console.dockhive.io/app-hosting directly).

2. Select Repository. Click Connect GitHub and approve access, then pick a repository. Private repositories work once you grant repository access. You can also paste the URL of any public repository under Public Repository.

3. Choose Framework. Click Deploy with Drone.

4. Domain & Region. Choose a region close to your users. You can leave Custom Domain empty: every app gets a free address.

5. Configure & Deploy. Give the project a name, check the branch, and add any environment variables your app needs (one KEY=value per line). Click Deploy.

6. Watch Drone work: Reading your code, Building, then Live. Open the address it shows, for example https://wonder-web-8ml2.dockhive.app.

From a folder (CLI)

1. Install the hivepod CLI:

   curl -fsSL https://dockhive.io/install.sh | sh

   On Windows (PowerShell):

   irm https://dockhive.io/install.ps1 | iex

2. Sign in. Your browser opens; approve the request.

   hivepod login

3. From your project folder, deploy:

   hivepod deploy

4. When it’s done, the CLI prints ✓ Live and your app’s address.

What next?

• Turn on push to deploy so every git push goes live.
• Add your own domain.
• Add a database and put its connection string in an environment variable.
• If Drone stops with a message, see Drone and frameworks.