Import an existing project

Create a new project on Vercel by importing your existing frontend project, built on any of our supported frameworks.

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Use the following snippet to deploy your existing project with Vercel CLI:

terminal

vercel --cwd [path-to-project]

Your existing project can be any web project that outputs static HTML content (such as a website that contains HTML, CSS, and JavaScript). When you use any of Vercel's supported frameworks, we'll automatically detect and set the optimal build and deployment configurations for your framework.

Connect to your Git provider

On the New Project page, under the Import Git Repository section, select the Git provider that you would like to import your project from.

Follow the prompts to sign in to either your GitHub, GitLab, or BitBucket account.

Import your repository

Find the repository in the list that you would like to import and select Import.

Optionally, configure any settings

Vercel will automatically detect the framework and any necessary build settings. However, you can also configure the Project settings at this point including the build and output settings and Environment Variables. These can also be set later.

To update the framework, build command, output directory, install command, or development command, expand the Build & Output Settings section and update as needed.
To set environment variables, expand the Environment Variables section and either paste or copy them in.
You can also configure additional properties by adding a vercel.json to your project. You can either do this now, before you deploy, or add it later and redeploy your project.