VitePress

This is an example of how to set up a static site with VitePress on Kinsta’s Static Site Hosting services from a GitHub repository.

VitePress is a Vite and Vue Powered Static Site Generator. More information is available on the vitepress.dev website.

You can also use this quick start template on Kinsta’s Application Hosting without any additional configuration. If you use Application Hosting, theStart command can be left blank for the web process as Kinsta automatically detects the required command during the first deployment.

During the deployment process, Kinsta automatically installs dependencies defined in your package.json file.

1. Log in to GitHub and create a new repository from this template (Use this template > Create a new repository): Kinsta – Hello World – Static Site With VitePress
2. In MyKinsta, add a static site with the Hello World VitePress repository. The Build settings may auto-populate; check that they match the following and change them if necessary:
   • Build command: npm run build
   • Node version: 18.16.0
   • Publish directory: docs/.vitepress/dist
3. The site is available as soon as the build finishes, and the default VitePress page loads at your site’s URL.

Deployment Lifecycle

Whenever a deployment is initiated (through creating a static site or re-deploying due to an incoming commit), the build command is run, followed by the deployment of the Publish Directory content.