# Netlify

Deploy your application to Netlify. You'll need a hosted database backend (we recommend PocketHost) and configured Netlify environment variables.

New projects build with `@sveltejs/adapter-node`, which is what [`vela deploy`](/deploy) runs. Switch to Netlify's adapter first:

```
$ npm uninstall @sveltejs/adapter-node
$ npm install -D @sveltejs/adapter-netlify
```

Then import the adapter from `@sveltejs/adapter-netlify` in `vite.config.ts`:

```ts
import adapter from '@sveltejs/adapter-netlify';
```

Set the environment variables and deploy:

```
$ netlify env:set POCKETBASE_URL
$ netlify env:set POCKETBASE_SUPERUSER_EMAIL
$ netlify env:set POCKETBASE_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
$ netlify deploy
```