# Deploying to Production

> Learn how to deploy your Next.js Supabase app to your hosting provider.

*Canonical: https://makerkit.dev/docs/next-supabase/tutorials/deploying-production*

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Before deploying to production or any remote server, you need to [follow all the steps outlined in the documentation](/docs/next-supabase/going-to-production-overview).

**Much of this work needs to be done externally**, not in the Makerkit codebase.

1. **Supabase**: Create a new Supabase project, and add the relevant environment variables to your project
2. **Link project with the CLI**: Link the Supabase project with your local CLI
3. **Remote Database**: Deploy the database schema and migrations to your Supabase project
4. **Environment Variables**: Ensure that your environment variables are set correctly
5. **Auth**: Enable the authentication providers you want to use from the Supabase Console
6. **SMTP**: Set up an SMTP server to send emails for team invites - and also do the same in Supabase Console to avoid their very low limits and better deliverability
7. **Payments**: Set up your Stripe or Lemon Squeezy accounts and add the relevant environment variables
8. **Deployment**: Finally, deploy your application to your hosting provider (Vercel, Firebase, Netlify, etc.): please follow the instructions provided by your hosting provider to deploy a Next.js application.