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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deploying

Kernel's app deployment process is as simple as it is fast. There are no configuration files to manage or complex CI/CD pipelines.

Once you deploy an app on Kernel, you can schedule its actions on a job or run them from other contexts. You can even run actions multiple times in parallel.

## Deploy the app

Use our CLI from the root directory of your project:

```bash theme={null}
# entrypoint_file_name should be where you've defined your Kernel app
kernel deploy <entrypoint_file_name>
```

## Environment variables

You can set environment variables for your app using the `--env` flag. For example:

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Typescript/Javascript theme={null}
  kernel deploy my_app.ts --env MY_ENV_VAR=my_value # Can add multiple env vars delimited by space
  ```

  ```bash Python theme={null}
  kernel deploy my_app.py --env MY_ENV_VAR=my_value # Can add multiple env vars delimited by space
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Deployment notes

* The `entrypoint_file_name` is the file name where you [defined](/apps/develop) your app.
* **The entrypoint file and dependency manifest (`package.json` for JS/TS, `pyproject.toml` for Python) must both be in the root directory of your project.**
* Include a `.gitignore` file to exclude dependency folders like `node_modules` and `.venv`.
* Kernel assumes the root directory contains at least this file structure:

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Typescript/Javascript theme={null}
  project-root/
    ├─ .gitignore # Exclude dependency folders like node_modules
    ├─ my_app.ts # Entrypoint file
    ├─ package.json
    ├─ tsconfig.json # If using TypeScript
    └─ bun.lock | package-lock.json | pnpm-lock.yaml # One of these lockfiles
  ```

  ```bash Python theme={null}
  project-root/
    ├─ .gitignore # Exclude dependency folders like .venv
    ├─ my_app.py # Entrypoint file
    └─ pyproject.toml
  ```
</CodeGroup>

```bash theme={null}
# Successful deployment CLI output
SUCCESS  Compressed files
SUCCESS  Deployment successful
SUCCESS  App "my_app.ts" deployed with action(s): [my-action]
INFO  Invoke with: kernel invoke my-app my-action --payload '{...}'
SUCCESS  Total deployment time: 2.78s
```

Once deployed, you can [invoke](/apps/invoke) your app from anywhere.