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services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free
# render.yaml
services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free
# render.yaml
services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free - Static sites: Unlimited
- Web services: 1 free (750 hours/month)
- PostgreSQL: 1 free (90 days, then $7/mo)
- Cron jobs: 1 free
- Automatic SSL on all plans
- Auto-deploy from GitHub/GitLab - Connect GitHub repo
- Select branch
- Render detects framework
- Auto-builds and deploys
- Custom domain + SSL in one click
# render.yaml
services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free
# render.yaml
services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free
# render.yaml
services: - type: web name: my-api runtime: node buildCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">install && -weight: 500;">npm run build startCommand: -weight: 500;">npm -weight: 500;">start envVars: - key: DATABASE_URL fromDatabase: name: my-db property: connectionString databases: - name: my-db plan: free - Static sites: Unlimited
- Web services: 1 free (750 hours/month)
- PostgreSQL: 1 free (90 days, then $7/mo)
- Cron jobs: 1 free
- Automatic SSL on all plans
- Auto-deploy from GitHub/GitLab - Connect GitHub repo
- Select branch
- Render detects framework
- Auto-builds and deploys
- Custom domain + SSL in one click