Quick Start

This guide walks you through deploying your first application on Out Plane—from sign-up to a live URL.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

Teams isolate resources and billing. You can create multiple teams for different projects or organizations.

Out Plane needs access to your repositories to deploy code.

From the Applications page, click Deploy Application
Click Install GitHub App when prompted
Select repository access:
- All repositories — Access all current and future repos
- Select repositories — Choose specific repos
Click Install to complete

You'll be redirected back to Out Plane automatically.

Setting	Description
Build Method	`Dockerfile` (use your Dockerfile) or `Buildpack` (auto-detect)
App Name	Unique identifier, used in your default domain
Port	Port your application listens on (e.g., 3000, 8080)

Instance	vCPU	RAM	Notes
op-20	0.5	512 MB	Free tier, for testing
op-46	1	1 GB	Small production apps
op-82	2	2 GB	Medium workloads
op-94	4	4 GB	High-performance

Click Add Variable to set environment variables:

NODE_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host/db
API_KEY=your-secret-key

Environment variables are encrypted at rest and injected at runtime.

Click Create Application to start the deployment.

Out Plane will:

The deployment page shows real-time build logs. Typical deployments take 2-5 minutes.

Status	Meaning
Queued	Waiting for build resources
Building	Installing dependencies, building container
Deploying	Pushing to infrastructure
Ready	Live and serving traffic
Failed	Error occurred—check build logs

Once the status shows Ready:

You'll also see:

Now that your application is running:

Task	Where
View runtime logs	Application → Logs tab
View HTTP requests	Application → HTTP Logs tab
Add custom domain	Domains page
Manage environment variables	Application → Settings → Environment
Invite team members	Settings → Members
Create a database	Databases page