Deploy an AI-Built Website or Web App From a ZIP File

Review the Project Before Packaging It

Use your AI coding assistant to check what the project needs before you package it.

ZIP Deployment Review

Identifies the framework, whether the project needs a Node.js/server runtime, the package manager, production build and start commands, output directory, runtime version, production environment variables and external services, checks that the production build succeeds and that nothing the deployment package needs is missing, and returns a short ZIP deployment checklist.

Review this project specifically for a ZIP/file-based production deployment, where the whole project is uploaded as an archive and built on the host. Identify: - the framework and project type - whether it is frontend-only or requires a Node.js/server runtime - the package manager - the production build command - the start command if required - the build output directory - the required Node.js/runtime version - every environment variable required in production — names only - any authentication, database, API, storage, payment, email, AI, or external services - anything that needs the final production domain Check that: - the production build succeeds - private secrets are not exposed in client-side code - the project does not depend on local-only files - the files required to build and run the project will be included in the deployment package Fix only genuine deployment blockers. Do not deploy anything. Do not redesign the project or make unrelated changes. Give me a short ZIP deployment checklist when finished.

Continue when the production build succeeds.

Use Your Exported ZIP or Create One

If your AI builder already exported the complete project as a ZIP, use that file. Otherwise, create a ZIP containing the production-ready project files.

Either way, the ZIP holds the project files Hostinger needs to build and run the website or web app, such as:

Include in the ZIP

package.json lockfile source files framework configuration public/static assets

IMPORTANT

Do not include private .env files, secret keys, node_modules, or other unnecessary local files.

Hostinger will extract the ZIP and build the project on its servers.

Get Hostinger Web App Hosting

This tutorial uses Hostinger Web App Hosting.

Get Hostinger Web App Hosting

Upload your exported project as a ZIP and take it straight to production on your own domain.

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Upload the Project ZIP

Go to:

Hostinger Websites Add Website Deploy Web App Upload your website files

Then upload the ZIP from Step 2.

This tutorial uses Hostinger's file-upload deployment, so no repository or Git connection is needed.

Review the Detected Settings and Deploy

Review the detected project settings and compare them with the checklist from Step 1. Confirm:

Framework

Node.js/runtime version

Build command

Start command if required

Output directory

Production environment variables

Add the production environment variables securely in Hostinger, then deploy the uploaded project.

IMPORTANT

If Hostinger cannot detect a setting automatically, use the values identified in Step 1 rather than guessing.

Test the Deployed Version

Open the deployed website or web app and test the important features. Verify:

Important pages and routes work

Images and assets load

Authentication works if used

Forms work

Database and APIs are connected

External services work

Connect Your Production Domain

Once the deployment works correctly, connect your production domain and confirm HTTPS is active.

IMPORTANT

Update any authentication redirects, allowed origins, webhooks, or external services that need the final production URL.

When you update the project, export or create a new ZIP and redeploy the existing Hostinger Web App.

NOTE

ZIP redeployments are manual — uploading a new archive is what publishes the change. If you start publishing updates frequently, consider switching to GitHub deployment later for automatic deployments.