AlabJS runs on any Node.js ≥ 22 server with no cloud-specific dependencies.

Build

pnpm build

This compiles TypeScript with the Rust compiler, bundles the client with Vite, and outputs to .alabjs/dist/.

Start

pnpm start
# or directly:
PORT=8080 node node_modules/.bin/alab start

Environment variables

Variable	Default	Description
PORT	3000	HTTP port
HOST	0.0.0.0	Bind address
NODE_ENV	development	Set to production in prod
PUBLIC_URL	—	Public base URL (for sitemap + CSRF)

Docker

FROM node:22-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --omit=dev
COPY . .
RUN npm run build
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["node", "node_modules/.bin/alab", "start"]

PM2

pm2 start "node node_modules/.bin/alab start" --name my-alabjs-app
pm2 save
pm2 startup