Node.js

Deploy Astro SSR in 60 Seconds

Astro is the content-first web framework with island architecture. Deploy Astro in SSR mode with server endpoints, dynamic pages, and zero-JS by default.

Deploy Astro SSR $3/mo - $10 credit when you add a card

The usual way to deploy Astro SSR

Astro SSR requires the @astrojs/node adapter - but the standalone vs middleware mode config is confusing
Standalone mode produces a server entry point, but you need to figure out the host/port binding and process management
Static assets in client/ and server entry in server/ - setting up nginx to serve assets directly while proxying SSR is non-trivial
Choosing between static (pre-rendered) and hybrid (per-route) output modes and understanding which pages get SSR vs static
Deploying to Vercel/Netlify uses their specific adapters - switching to self-hosted means rewriting the adapter config

Astro is brilliantly simple in development but the SSR deployment story is still fragmented.

Or just run one command

$ instapods deploy my-astro-site --preset nodejs

→ Uploading files...

→ Installing dependencies (npm install)...

→ Building (astro build)...

→ Starting Node server...

✓ Live at https://my-astro-site.instapods.app

What you get

Recommended plan for Astro SSR

Launch Plan

$3/mo

1 vCPU
512 MB RAM
10 GB storage
HTTPS included
Custom domain support
SSH & web terminal access

Deploy Astro SSR

Astro SSR deployment notes

Node Adapter

Use @astrojs/node with mode: "standalone" in astro.config.mjs. InstaPods runs the built server entry directly with Node.js. No middleware adapter needed.

Hybrid Rendering

Use output: "hybrid" to statically pre-render most pages while keeping specific routes as SSR. Both rendering modes are served from the same server.

Static Alternative

If your Astro site is fully static (no SSR endpoints), build with output: "static" and deploy with --preset static for the simplest and cheapest setup.