FAQ

flypod turns a folder of static files into a live URL with one command, npx flypod ./dist, with no account and no configuration. Each answer below is one or two sentences, followed by a link to the page that goes deeper.

What is flypod?

flypod is a zero-auth deploy primitive: you point it at a folder of static files and get a live URL back in seconds. No account, no config file, no build pipeline. See What is flypod.

Do I need an account to deploy with flypod?

No. Run npx flypod ./dist, or drop a folder at flypod.dev, and you get a live URL immediately. An account is only needed to make a site permanent.

How much does flypod cost?

flypod is free. Anonymous deploys cost nothing — no account, no card.

How long do flypod deploys last?

Anonymous deploys expire after 14 days; a visit after that returns 410 Gone. Deploys made while logged in are owned and never expire. See Ephemerality.

Can I use flypod with my AI coding agent?

Yes. Run npx flypod install skill and flypod writes an Agent Skill into .claude/skills/flypod/ (Claude Code) and .agents/skills/flypod/ (Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot) — so "deploy this" is enough. See How to deploy a static site from an AI agent.

What kind of sites can flypod deploy?

Static sites: HTML, CSS, browser JavaScript, images, fonts, and Markdown. flypod runs no server-side code — no functions, no databases, no backend.

How do I publish a new version or roll back?

flypod update ships a change to the same site as a new version; plain flypod always creates a brand-new one. flypod versions lists the history and flypod rollback makes the previous version live again. See Update & rollback.

How do I capture the deploy URL in a script?

The URL is the only thing on stdout, so URL=$(npx flypod ./dist --quiet) captures it. For structured output use npx flypod ./dist --json and read the url field. See Use with agents & CI.

How do I deploy from CI without an interactive login?

Set FLYPOD_TOKEN to an account session token from your secret store, then run npx flypod ./dist --quiet. Nothing is written to the repo, and the deploy is owned and permanent.

How big can a flypod deploy be?

Up to 200 files, 10 MB uncompressed, and 5 MB zipped per deploy. Larger uploads are rejected; trim source maps and unused media to fit.

Can I deploy a folder of Markdown?

Yes. If the deployed folder has no root index.html, flypod renders the .md files into a styled docs site with a sidebar. See Render Markdown.

What happens to the sites I deployed anonymously when I log in?

flypod login auto-claims every anonymous site that CLI remembers, so they stop expiring. See Accounts & claiming.

Does flypod support a custom domain?

No. Every site is served on a generated <site-id>.flypod.dev subdomain.

How do I delete a site?

The CLI has no delete command — flypod forget only clears the local folder-to-site link. An anonymous site disappears on its own when its 14-day TTL runs out; an owned site can be removed from the signed-in account dashboard.