@caleblawson/deployer

@mastra/deployer

Core deployment infrastructure for Mastra applications, handling build, packaging, and deployment processes.

Installation

npm install @mastra/deployer

Overview

The @mastra/deployer package provides the foundational deployment infrastructure for Mastra applications. It handles:

• Project building and bundling
• Dependency management
• Environment configuration
• Development and production deployments

Usage

import { Deployer } from '@mastra/deployer';

// Create a deployer instance
const deployer = new Deployer({
  dir: '/path/to/project',
  type: 'Deploy', // or 'Dev' for development mode
});

// Install dependencies
await deployer.install();

// Write package.json
await deployer.writePackageJson();

// Get Mastra instance
const { mastra } = await deployer.getMastra();

Configuration

Required Parameters

• dir: Project directory path
• type: Deployment type ('Deploy' or 'Dev')

Features

Project Structure Management

• Creates and manages .mastra directory
• Handles package.json generation and updates
• Manages project dependencies

Dependency Management

• Automatic dependency installation
• Workspace dependency resolution
• Version management for @mastra packages

Environment Handling

• Support for multiple environment files:
  • .env
  • .env.development
  • .env.local
• Environment variable validation and processing

Build Process

• Project bundling
• Asset management
• Source code transformation

Development Support

• Development server configuration
• Hot reloading capabilities
• Debug logging

Project Structure

The deployer creates and manages the following structure:

your-project/
├── .mastra/
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── mastra.mjs
│   └── index.mjs
├── .env
├── .env.development
├── .env.local
└── package.json

Package.json Management

The deployer automatically manages dependencies in the .mastra/package.json:

{
  "name": "server",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "dependencies": {
    "@mastra/loggers": "latest",
    "hono": "4.6.17",
    "@hono/node-server": "^1.13.7",
    "superjson": "^2.2.2",
    "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.24.1"
  }
}

Methods

install()

Installs and updates project dependencies.

writePackageJson()

Generates or updates the package.json in the .mastra directory.

getMastra()

Returns the Mastra instance for the project.

getMastraPath()

Returns the path to the .mastra directory.

Error Handling

The deployer includes comprehensive error handling for:

• Dependency installation failures
• File system operations
• Environment configuration issues
• Build process errors

Logging

Built-in logging support through @mastra/core:

• Debug information
• Installation progress
• Build status
• Error reporting

Related Packages

• @mastra/core: Core Mastra functionality
• @mastra/loggers: Logging infrastructure
• Deployer implementations:
  • @mastra/deployer-cloudflare
  • Other platform-specific deployers