---
title: "Deploy Solid on App Platform | Hostman Docs"
description: "Deploy a Solid app on Hostman App Platform as a static frontend. Learn how the build works and which settings you need."
---

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Solid is supported as a frontend app. For step-by-step instructions, see the [deployment guide](https://hostman.com/docs/app-platform/frontend-apps/). 

By default, App Platform prepares the build environment by running this command:

```shell
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 curl \
 {% if system_dependencies %}{{ system_dependencies | join(' ') }}{% endif %} \
 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
```

`system_dependencies` is the list of system dependencies you specify in the dashboard. App Platform inserts them into the command during the build.

Next, App Platform installs the project dependencies. It picks the package manager (`yarn`, `pnpm`, or `npm`) based on your project files and runs the matching command:

```shell
yarn install
pnpm install
npm install
```

To build the app, App Platform runs the following command by default:

```shell
npm run build
```

Make sure your `package.json` file contains a `build` script.

The default build directory is `/dist`. After the build, App Platform publishes the files from this directory.

Configure your Solid app to build static files. You don’t need a start command.