Deployment and Maintenance

This section explains how to deploy and maintain the Clothesline Studio website.

Hosting Options

• Vercel
• Netlify
• Render

Preferred: Vercel for simplicity and SvelteKit optimization.

Deploying to Vercel

1. Connect the GitHub repository.
2. Set Framework to SvelteKit.
3. Set environment variables if needed.
4. Deploy!

Scheduled Maintenance

• Update dependencies monthly (pnpm update)
• Check for Tailwind, SvelteKit, and MDsveX upgrades
• Review SEO and LLM optimization metadata

Backup Strategy

• GitHub serves as the source of truth
• Periodic local backups of the src and static folders

Keep it simple. Keep it fast. Keep it creative.