Ask Cursor for a project inventory
Have the agent inspect the package scripts, framework configuration, server routes and storage connections. Ask it to explain the evidence before changing files. ‘It's a React app’ is not enough detail to choose a host: React can be used in a browser-only frontend or inside a server-rendered application.
- Which command starts development, and which produces the production build?
- Does any code need a server, background worker or scheduled task?
- Where do records and uploads live today?
- Which configuration names are required, and which must stay private?
- Which deployment adapter or runtime does the framework support?
Turn the working folder into a release
Save the source and lockfile in a repository you control. Inspect uncommitted files so local-only code does not get left behind and secret files do not get included. Then run the production build with the intended runtime version.
Connect the host to the repository or use its deployment CLI, following the current framework guide. Set production credentials privately and check the first release on the host's public URL. A successful Git push proves the source was saved; the deployment log proves what the host built.
Give the agent a bounded deployment task
Ask for one environment at a time and a clear summary of the changes. Account creation, billing, production database changes and DNS updates deserve an explicit decision from you. Keep credentials out of the conversation and use the provider's normal authentication flow.
Make the second release easier
After the first public test, add your domain and exercise sign-in, forms and data again. Write down the release command or connected branch, where logs live and what a rollback involves.
The useful end state is not a mysterious command that worked once. It is a short path you can repeat after the next feature, with a small set of customer checks and a known working version to return to.
A few fair questions.
Can Cursor deploy the app for me?
Its agent can help run commands and edit deployment configuration within the access you give it. You still need a suitable hosting account, production settings and verification of the live result.
Which host should I use for a Cursor project?
The framework and runtime determine the options. A static frontend, a server-rendered app and a long-running backend have different needs. We review those before recommending a home.
Do I have to stop using Cursor after launch?
No. Keep using it to build. Add a controlled release process so experiments and unfinished work do not accidentally become the customer experience.