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title: Vercel Deployment
---
This guide covers deploying OpenReader to Vercel with external Postgres and S3-compatible object storage.
## What works on Vercel
- Documents (PDF/EPUB/TXT/MD) work with `POSTGRES_URL` + external S3 storage.
- Audiobook routes work on Node.js serverless functions using `ffmpeg-static`.
:::warning DOCX Conversion Limitation
`docx` conversion requires `soffice` (LibreOffice), which is not available in a standard Vercel runtime.
:::
## 1. Environment Variables
Recommended production setup (auth enabled):
```bash
API_KEY=your_replicate_key
POSTGRES_URL=postgres://...
USE_EMBEDDED_WEED_MINI=false
S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=...
S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
S3_BUCKET=...
S3_REGION=us-east-1
S3_PREFIX=openreader
BASE_URL=https://your-app.vercel.app
AUTH_SECRET=...
# Optional client/runtime feature defaults:
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_DOCX_CONVERSION=false
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_DESTRUCTIVE_DELETE_ACTIONS=false
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_TTS_PROVIDERS_TAB=false
NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_TTS_PROVIDER=replicate
NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_TTS_MODEL=alphanumericuser/kokoro-82m:89b6fa84e4fa2dd6bd3a96be3e1f12827a3516c9fda8fddbac7a0be131c9a6f5
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_AUDIOBOOK_EXPORT=true
NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_WORD_HIGHLIGHT=false
# Optional (non-AWS S3-compatible providers):
# S3_ENDPOINT=https://...
# S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE=true
```
:::info Production Configuration & Feature Flags
We recommend setting these defaults for a production-like environment:
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_DOCX_CONVERSION=false`: Disables DOCX upload (requires external tools anyway)
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_DESTRUCTIVE_DELETE_ACTIONS=false`: Hides destructive "Delete All" actions
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_TTS_PROVIDERS_TAB=false`: Hides the Settings -> TTS Provider section
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_TTS_PROVIDER=replicate`: Points default TTS to a scalable provider
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_TTS_MODEL=alphanumericuser/kokoro-82m:89b6fa84e4fa2dd6bd3a96be3e1f12827a3516c9fda8fddbac7a0be131c9a6f5`: Uses a low-cost default model
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_AUDIOBOOK_EXPORT=true`: (Optional) Controls audiobook export UI
- `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_WORD_HIGHLIGHT=false`: (Optional) Controls word highlighting UI (requires timestamp backend)
:::
:::warning Auth recommendation
For internet-exposed Vercel deployments, set both `BASE_URL` and `AUTH_SECRET`. Running without auth is possible, but not recommended for public environments.
:::
:::tip
For all variables and defaults, see [Environment Variables](../reference/environment-variables).
:::
## 2. FFmpeg packaging in Vercel functions
`ffmpeg-static` binaries must be included in function traces. This repo already does that in `next.config.ts` via `outputFileTracingIncludes` for:
- `/api/audiobook`
- `/api/audiobook/chapter`
- `/api/audiobook/status`
- `/api/whisper`
:::info
`serverExternalPackages` should include `ffmpeg-static` so package paths resolve at runtime instead of being bundled into route output.
:::
If you change route paths or split handlers, update `outputFileTracingIncludes` accordingly.
## 3. Function memory sizing
FFmpeg workloads benefit from more memory/CPU. This repo includes:
```json
{
"$schema": "https://openapi.vercel.sh/vercel.json",
"functions": {
"app/api/audiobook/route.ts": { "memory": 3009 },
"app/api/whisper/route.ts": { "memory": 3009 }
}
}
```
Adjust memory per route if your files are larger or your plan differs.
## 4. Runtime expectations and caveats
- Audiobook APIs require S3 configuration; otherwise they return `503`.
- For production Vercel deploys, use `POSTGRES_URL` instead of SQLite.
- Filesystem-to-object-store migrations run via server scripts/entrypoint (`scripts/migrate-fs-v2.mjs`), not API routes.
- Vercel deployments do not run `scripts/openreader-entrypoint.mjs`, so run `pnpm migrate-fs` in a controlled environment when migrating legacy filesystem data.
## 5. Smoke test after deploy
1. Upload and read a PDF/EPUB document.
2. Confirm sync/blob fetch works across refreshes/devices.
3. Generate at least one audiobook chapter and play/download it.
4. If using word highlighting, verify timestamps are produced and rendered.