Vercel

A deployment and hosting platform for modern web applications. The 'publish to web' button with strong defaults.

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What it is

Vercel is a deployment and hosting platform for modern web applications. Push your code, and it goes live.

Simple analogy

A “publish to web” button with strong defaults. No server configuration, no DevOps. Connect your repository and every push deploys automatically.

Why this matters for designers

Many teams deploy to Vercel, so your design updates and code changes can go live quickly. If you are building a documentation site, a design system dashboard, or a prototype, Vercel is likely where it ends up.

When you will encounter it

  • Deploying a Storybook or documentation site
  • Publishing an internal design system tool
  • Hosting prototypes for stakeholder review
  • Setting up preview URLs for pull requests