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Claude Code produces a real, multi-file codebase in your terminal, but it doesn't host it, so you still need to deploy the project to get a live URL. There are three ways to deploy a Claude Code app with livemy.app: ask Claude Code to deploy it directly through livemy's MCP server (the project ships without you leaving the terminal), push the project to GitHub and connect the repo, or deploy the project folder directly. All three end with a live URL with SSL. The most common production breakages for Claude Code apps are missing environment variables, a backend or database that exists locally but not in production, hardcoded localhost addresses, an absent dependency or build configuration, and secrets committed to the repo. livemy builds and hosts the app on a flat $10/month plan with no metering and a free tier that never sleeps.
From terminal to live URL
Claude Code is different from a chat that hands you snippets. It works in your actual project — reads your files, writes across many of them, runs commands, and leaves you with a real, multi-file codebase on disk. Which makes the last step feel oddly heavy: you have a finished project in your terminal and no link to show for it. Deploying is what turns that local folder into a live URL.
There are three ways to do it, from least to most hands-on. Pick the one that matches how technical you want this to be — or jump straight to livemy.app's Claude Code deploy.
Three ways to deploy a Claude Code app
1. Let Claude Code deploy it for you (fastest). Connect livemy's MCP server to Claude Code once, then just say "deploy this." Claude Code ships the project and hands back the URL — no tab switch. This is the smoothest path and has its own walkthrough: deploy without leaving your AI agent.
2. Push to GitHub, connect the repo. If your project is already a Git repo, push it and connect it to livemy.app. Every push redeploys. This is the standard flow if you like a Git-based pipeline.
3. Deploy the folder directly. No Git? Point livemy at the project folder. It detects the stack — Node, Python, static — builds it, and serves it.
All three end the same way: a live URL with SSL already on, ready to share or to point a custom domain at.
The fastest path, in one paragraph
If you're going to keep building in Claude Code, set up the MCP connection once and never think about deploying again as a separate task. After that, "deploy this," "show me the logs," "set DATABASE_URL," and "roll back" are all things you say in the same terminal session where you wrote the code. The build-fix-redeploy loop collapses into one place. Full setup is in the MCP deploy guide.
The 5 things that break Claude Code apps in production
Claude Code writes solid code, but it builds against your local environment. These are the gaps that surface when the project runs on a server instead:
Missing environment variables. API keys and config that exist in your local shell don't travel with the code. Set them as environment variables on the host.
A backend or database that's only local. If Claude Code built an app with a server and a database, both need to exist in production — provision the database and set its connection string.
Hardcoded localhost. References to
localhostor a local port point at your machine. Frontend-to-backend calls need relative paths or the production URL.No build or dependency config. A missing
package.json,requirements.txt, or start command means the host can't reproduce your build. Confirm they're present and committed.Secrets in the repo. Claude Code may have written a key into a file while iterating. Move every secret to an environment variable before the repo is public.
Quick shortcut: ask Claude Code to "list every environment variable, external service, and build step this project needs to run in production." It knows — it wrote the thing — and you get a deploy checklist in seconds.
Who this is for
If you live in Claude Code, the MCP path removes the one context switch that breaks your flow. If you inherited a Claude Code project and just need it online, the Git or direct path gets you there without learning a dashboard's vocabulary. Either way the app lands on a live URL with SSL, on a flat $10/month with no metering and a free tier that never sleeps.
FAQ
Can Claude Code deploy an app on its own?
Yes, through MCP. Connect livemy's MCP server to Claude Code once and it can deploy, read logs, set environment variables, and roll back — all from the terminal. See the MCP deploy guide.
What's the difference between this and deploying Claude Artifacts?
Claude Code is the terminal coding agent that builds a full project on disk; Artifacts are the self-contained apps generated inside the Claude chat app. They deploy differently — for the latter, see deploy Claude Artifacts.
Where do environment variables and API keys go?
Into your livemy dashboard as environment variables, read by the app at runtime. Keep them out of the code and out of Git.
Can I deploy an app with a separate backend or API?
Yes. A Node or Python backend deploys the same way; see deploy a Node.js API for a backend-specific walkthrough, and provision a database if the app needs one.
What does it cost?
A flat $10/month with no per-request metering, plus a free tier that doesn't sleep — so a shared project is live the moment someone opens it.
Ship what Claude Code built
The project is already done — the only thing between it and a real URL is one deploy step. Let Claude Code do it over MCP, or connect the repo yourself. Either way, it's live in a minute.
→ Deploy your Claude Code app on livemy.app · Live URL with SSL · Flat $10/month, no metering.
Dmytro Chervonyi
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Co-founder & CMO, livemy.app
Co-founder & CMO at livemy.app. 12 years as a CMO scaling SaaS from $0 to $10M+ ARR across marketing, sales, and infra products and tools. Now building the missing step between AI-built code and a live URL — for non-developers who'd rather ship than learn DevOps.
