Connect GitHub repo to Vercel for automatic production deploys

[Cbiux]

Summary

Connect Zcorehub/ZCore-dev to Vercel for automatic deploys on push to main — replace manual vercel --prod CLI deploys.

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Current state

• Manual deploy works (vercel --prod from Server/ and Front/)
• Two Vercel projects: zcore-api (root Server/) and dapp-zcore (root Front/)
• Production URLs: https://zcore-api.vercel.app, https://zcore-xi.vercel.app

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Steps

1. Link GitHub repo (both projects)

Vercel Dashboard → Project → Settings → Git:

Project	Root directory	Production branch
zcore-api	Server	main
dapp-zcore	Front	main

Enable preview deployments for PRs.

2. Confirm build settings

Server (Server/vercel.json):

• Install: npm install
• Build: npx prisma generate && npm run build

Front (Front/vercel.json):

• Install: npm install --legacy-peer-deps
• Framework: Next.js

3. Sync env vars

Production env must include at minimum (see #15):

• DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET, ADMIN_SECRET, STELLAR_NETWORK
• Front: NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_STELLAR_NETWORK

4. Verify

Push empty commit or merge PR → both projects deploy automatically.

git commit --allow-empty -m "chore: verify Vercel Git integration"
git push origin main

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Acceptance criteria

• Push to main triggers prod deploy for API and dapp
• PRs get preview URLs
• No manual CLI deploy needed for routine releases
• Document in Docs/vercel-deploy.md

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Out of scope

• Staging environment (separate MySQL) — deferred