AI Made It: Getting Your Project Live

AI can help you build a website, a tool, or an app. But once it is built, how do you get it on the internet? This course covers the basics of hosting, domains, deployment, keeping credentials safe, and knowing when to hand over to a developer.

intermediate · 40m · 4 modules

1. How the Web Works: The Basics You Need

Domains, hosting, servers, and static vs dynamic sites. The minimum you need to know before deploying anything.

• Domains: What They Are and How to Get One, text, 4 min
• Hosting: Where Your Site Actually Lives, text, 4 min

2. Deploying Without a Developer

The simplest ways to get a website or app live: Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, and similar platforms.

• Netlify and Vercel: The Simplest Path to Live, text, 5 min
• Modules 1 and 2 Quiz, quiz, 3 min

3. Keeping Credentials Safe

What API keys and secret keys are, why you must never hard-code them, and where they should live instead.

• What API Keys Are and Why They Need Protecting, text, 4 min
• Environment Variables: Where Keys Should Live, text, 5 min

4. When to Ask for Help and What to Ask For

Recognising the limits of what you can deploy yourself, how to brief a developer effectively, and what to hand over vs what to keep.

• Recognising the Limits of DIY Deployment, text, 4 min
• How to Brief a Developer Effectively, text, 4 min
• Modules 3 and 4 Quiz, quiz, 3 min