clerk-deploy-integration

# Clerk Deploy Integration ## Overview Deploy Clerk-authenticated applications to Vercel, Netlify, Railway, and other hosting platforms. Covers environment variable configuration, domain setup, and webhook endpoint configuration. ## Prerequisites - Clerk production instance with `pk_live_` / `sk_live_` keys - Production domain configured - Hosting platform account ## Instructions ### Step 1: Vercel Deployment ```bash # Add Clerk env vars to Vercel vercel env add NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY production # Paste: pk_live_... vercel env add CLERK_SECRET_KEY production # Paste: sk_live_... vercel env add CLERK_WEBHOOK_SECRET production # Paste: whsec_... # Add for preview deployments too vercel env add NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY preview vercel env add CLERK_SECRET_KEY preview ``` Configure Clerk Dashboard for Vercel: 1. Go to **Dashboard > Domains** and add your production domain 2. Set **Home URL**: `https://myapp.com` 3. Set **Sign-in URL**: `https://myapp.com/sign-in` 4. Set **Sign-up URL**: `https://myapp.com/sign-up` 5. Set **After sign-in URL**: `https://myapp.com/dashboard` ### Step 2: Netlify Deployment ```bash # Add env vars via Netlify CLI netlify env:set NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY pk_live_... netlify env:set CLERK_SECRET_KEY sk_live_... ``` For Netlify Functions (serverless API routes): ```typescript // netlify/functions/clerk-auth.ts import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend' const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: process.env.C...