Commands

Lifecycle commands for build, release, and run stages. Each value is a string (shorthand) or an object with command and optional timeout.

Platforms execute well-known commands in this order: build → release → start. The seed and test commands are invoked on demand, not as part of the standard deploy lifecycle.

Stage	Purpose	When
`build`	Install dependencies, compile	Every deploy
`release`	Migrations, cache clear, asset compilation	Every deploy, after build
`start`	Start the application	Every deploy, after release
`seed`	Seed the database with initial data	On demand (first deploy or explicit trigger)
`test`	Run the test suite	On demand (CI or explicit trigger)

Additional named commands are allowed and invoked on demand.

commands:
  build: "npm install"
  release: "npx prisma migrate deploy"
  start: "node server.js"
  test: "npm test"

With timeout:

commands:
  release:
    command: "npx prisma migrate deploy"
    timeout: "5m"