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Deploy Hono on Light Cloud

Hono is a small web framework built on web standards. Light Cloud detects it from hono in the dependencies of package.json. It runs as a container that scales with traffic and down to zero when idle.

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Hono at a glance

Detected from
hono in the dependencies of package.json
Runs as
Container that scales with traffic and to zero when idle
Node.js
Node 22, 24 or 26 (default 24), read from .nvmrc, .node-version or engines.node. Static builds run on Node 22.
Start command
Your start script, run with the package manager from the lockfile (npm, yarn or pnpm)
Port
3000
Good to know
Hono runs on Node.js here, not on an edge runtime.

How to deploy Hono

  1. 01

    Bring the code

    Pick a repository, upload a folder, or ask Claude Code or GitHub Copilot to put it online.

    github.com/acme/app

  2. 02

    Hono, detected

    The files are read and the build is filled in. Every setting can be changed by hand.

  3. 03

    Built into a container

    An image is built and started, listening on the port the app expects.

  4. 04

    Live

    A light-cloud.io URL in minutes, a preview URL for every branch, and logs and metrics beside it.

    main-app-acme.light-cloud.io

More on Node.js

Hono builds on Node.js. These do too.

Add a database

Managed PostgreSQL in the same project, its connection string one copy away.

Questions

How do I deploy Hono?
Connect the repository, upload the folder, or ask Claude Code or GitHub Copilot to deploy it. Light Cloud reads the files, builds Hono and returns a live URL in minutes, with a preview URL for every branch.
How much does it cost to host Hono?
The Free plan runs up to 3 server apps with $1 of usage a month and no card. A container is billed by the hour only while it runs, so an idle app costs nothing and a quiet one uses about $0.10 a month. Paid plans start at $5 a month with $5 of usage included.
Can a Hono app use a database?
Yes. Create a PostgreSQL database in the same project and set its connection string as DATABASE_URL. Databases come with paid plans, from $5 a month.
Can I use my own Dockerfile instead?
Yes. A Dockerfile at the root of the repository always wins over detection: it is built as is and runs as a container.

Hono, live in minutes

Connect a Hono repository and get a live URL. Start free, no card.

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