How to deploy TanStack Start to AWS

Deploy a TanStack Start server app on ECS Fargate behind an Application Load Balancer in your AWS account with Ravion, including autoscaling and HTTPS.

Deploy TanStack Start on ECS Fargate behind an Application Load Balancer.

Prerequisites

• A Git repository containing your application and its production build command.
• A Ravion account with your AWS account connected. Start free at Ravion signup.
• The Ravion CLI installed and authenticated. See CLI installation.

The examples use my-org/my-app as a placeholder. Replace it with your repository before applying the config.

Set up this TanStack Start app for Ravion ECS hosting.

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Configure the deployment

The current Node deployment uses Vite and Nitro, producing a server entry at .output/server/index.mjs.

This example uses Railpack for the build. Use build_source: dockerfile instead when you need a custom Dockerfile.

Keep these scripts in package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "vite build && tsc --noEmit",
    "start": "node .output/server/index.mjs"
  }
}

The current TanStack Start hosting guide documents vite build with the Nitro Node output. The server listens on port 3000 by default. Set PORT and HOST through the service environment when your application needs explicit binding.

ravion.yaml

project:
  givenId: tanstack-start-app
  name: TanStack Start app
environments:
  - givenId: production
    name: Production
    moduleInstances:
      - givenId: network
        name: Network
        type: rvn-aws-network
        version: 1.0.0
        input:
          aws_account_id: ravion-prod
          aws_region: us-east-1
          name: tanstack-start-production
      - givenId: cluster
        name: ECS cluster
        type: rvn-ecs-cluster
        version: 1.0.0
        input:
          network:
            moduleGivenIdRef: network
          name: tanstack-start-production
      - givenId: web
        name: TanStack Start web service
        type: rvn-ecs-web
        version: 1.0.0
        input:
          cluster:
            moduleGivenIdRef: cluster
          name: tanstack-start-production-web
          build_source: railpack
          source_repo: my-org/my-tanstack-start-app
          railpack_build_cmd: npm run build
          railpack_start_cmd: npm start
          container_port: 3000
          fargate_size:
            vcpu: 0.5
            memory_gb: 1

Apply and connect your domain

ravion project create --given-id tanstack-start-app --name "TanStack Start app"
ravion project config apply tanstack-start-app --file ravion.yaml --dry-run
ravion project config apply tanstack-start-app --file ravion.yaml

Follow custom domains to connect your domain to the Application Load Balancer.

Next steps

Custom domains

Point a domain at your deployed service and manage its certificate.

Project config

Preview and apply Ravion configuration from source control.

Pipelines

Add approvals, migrations, and deployment automation.

Logs and metrics

Inspect deploy output and production health in Ravion.