ChatGPT-Next-Web/docs/vercel-en.md

Vercel Usage Instructions

How to Create a New Project

After forking this project from Github, you need to create a new Vercel project in Vercel to redeploy it. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the Vercel console homepage;
2. Click "Add New";
3. Select "Project".

1. In Import Git Repository, search for chatgpt-next-web;
2. Select the newly forked project and click Import.

1. On the project configuration page, click Environment Variables to start configuring environment variables;
2. Add environment variables named OPENAI_API_KEY and CODE (access password);
3. Fill in the corresponding values for the environment variables;
4. Click Add to confirm adding the environment variables;
5. Make sure you've added OPENAI_API_KEY, otherwise it won't work;
6. Click Deploy, complete the creation, and wait patiently for about 5 minutes for deployment to complete.

How to Add a Custom Domain

[TODO]

How to Change Environment Variables

1. Go to the Vercel project internal console and click the Settings button at the top;
2. Click Environment Variables on the left;
3. Click the button on the right of an existing entry;
4. Select Edit to make changes, then save.

⚠️️ Note: Every time you modify environment variables, you need to redeploy the project to make the changes take effect!

How to Redeploy

1. Go to the Vercel project internal console and click the Deployments button at the top;
2. Select the button on the right of the topmost item in the list;
3. Click Redeploy to start redeployment.