> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thesys.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deploying with Render

To deploy your C1 application with Render, follow these steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Login to Render">
    Login to Render using GitHub or any other way you want. You may need to create an account if you do not have a Render account already.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-create-account.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=ef2d18652b293c9edc5ace80396bb5ae" alt="Login to Render" width="1160" height="1096" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-create-account.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a new service">
    Create a new service to deploy your application. For a C1 application, select the "New Web Service" option.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-web-service.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=e552dea198d3231d73cebaf4f0b12eed" alt="Create new web service" width="3376" height="1048" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-web-service.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Give Render access to your repositories">
    Give Render access to your remote repositories. If you have your application in a GitHub repository, select the "GitHub" option to give Render permission to access your repositories.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-git-repository.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=b85c216591dfdded813fcfe4b6baaf6b" alt="Provide Render access to your repositories" width="1756" height="716" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-git-repository.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the application to deploy">
    Once Render has access to your repositories, select the C1 application repository you wish to deploy.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-select-application.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=658c2689097e30ba49d7ef22c4a10ac2" alt="Select the application to deploy" width="3376" height="1338" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-select-application.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the service">
    Configure the service by customizing the service name, region, and instance type. For a simple C1 application, the "Free" instance should suffice. Finally, add the
    `THESYS_API_KEY` environment variable (and any other environment variables you need) to the service.

    <Warning>
      The "Free" instance of Render spins down after periods of inactivity and may take time to spin back up when accessed again. If you need more features and a permanently available service,
      consider upgrading to a paid plan.
    </Warning>

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-configure-application.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=14be603f4c8e4f55e63b8632f11bf5f5" alt="Configure the service" width="3376" height="836" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-configure-application.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test it out!">
    That's it! Click the "Deploy Web Service" button to complete the deployment. Your application should be available at the URL provided by Render.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/thesys/InTNqEKTMdilh3PP/legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-deployed.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=InTNqEKTMdilh3PP&q=85&s=b590a5f6701b915d86001c66f5fa296e" alt="Render Deployment Complete" width="3376" height="444" data-path="legacy/guides/deployment/assets/render-deployed.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>
