Deploy a GitHub Copilot app to production
Copilot has grown from autocomplete into agent mode in VS Code and an autonomous coding agent that opens PRs on its own. What GitHub doesn't ship is hosting for the app Copilot just wrote. Launchmatic is the natural pair: your code is already on GitHub, so deploys are one integration away.
Why Launchmatic for GitHub Copilot
Copilot users live in the GitHub loop — agent-authored PRs, reviews, merges. Launchmatic's GitHub integration deploys every push to main and gives each branch a preview URL, so Copilot's PRs come with a running deployment attached instead of just a diff.
Deploy in 5 steps
- 1Build with Copilot — agent mode in VS Code (
Ctrl+Shift+I, pick Agent) or assign an issue to the Copilot coding agent. - 2Your repo is already on GitHub — no export step needed.
- 3Install the Launchmatic CLI:
npm i -g @launchmatic/cli. - 4Authenticate:
lm login. - 5Bind the repo:
lm init, then connect the GitHub integration in the dashboard. - 6Merge Copilot's PR — Launchmatic auto-deploys main; every Copilot branch gets a preview deploy on Pro.
Add to `.github/copilot-instructions.md` so Copilot's agents know how the project ships:
# Deployment
This project deploys via Launchmatic.
- Merges to main auto-deploy. Do not add Dockerfiles or deploy workflows.
- Preview deploys: every branch gets its own URL.
- Deploy logs: `lm logs --service web --follow`FAQ
Can the Copilot coding agent trigger deploys?+
Yes, indirectly by design: the agent opens a PR, and Launchmatic's GitHub integration deploys the branch as a preview. Merging deploys to production. The agent never needs deploy credentials — the integration reacts to pushes.
Ready to deploy?
Free to start. No credit card. Auto-SSL on custom domains, managed Postgres, and per-branch preview deploys included.
This guide is part of our complete vibe coding hosting guide — how to take any AI-built app to production.