---
title: "Express on Bun"
description: "Deploy Express backends using the Bun runtime."
url: "https://vercel.com/templates/express/express-on-bun"
links:
  repository: "https://github.com/vercel/examples/tree/main/framework-boilerplates/express-bun"
  demo: "https://example-express-bun.vercel.app"
  deploy: "https://vercel.com/new/clone?demo-title=Express+on+Bun&demo-description=Deploy+Express+backends+using+the+Bun+runtime.&demo-url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample-express-bun.vercel.app&demo-image=%2F%2Fimages.ctfassets.net%2Fe5382hct74si%2F5flYwAfsvb9ZmZXGrNPO27%2F995199b88f3d5701863bee1b8027ba8e%2FVercel_Express_Bun_Light-1.png&project-name=Express+on+Bun&repository-name=express-on-bun&repository-url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fvercel%2Fexamples%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fframework-boilerplates%2Fexpress-bun&from=templates&skippable-integrations=1&root-directories=List+of+directory+paths+for+the+directories+to+clone+into+projects&project-names=Comma+separated+list+of+project+names%2Cto+match+the+root-directories"
---

# Express on Bun

Deploy Express backends using the Bun runtime.

[![Deploy with Vercel](https://vercel.com/button)](https://vercel.com/new/clone?repository-url=https://github.com/vercel/examples/tree/main/framework-boilerplates/express-bun&template=express)

Live Example: https://example-express-bun.vercel.app/

Prerequisites:

- [Vercel CLI](https://vercel.com/docs/cli) installed globally

To develop locally:

```bash
bun install
vc dev
```

```bash
open http://localhost:3000
```

To build locally:

```bash
bun install
vc build
```

To deploy:

```bash
bun install
vc deploy
```

---

## Additional documentation

The [Vercel Knowledge Base](https://vercel.com/kb) contains guides and answers to common questions about Vercel, including deployment, framework configuration, domains, caching, and troubleshooting.