> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.redbit.one/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment and Local Engine

> Understand the Redbit web app, optional local engine, and production configuration boundaries.

# Deployment and Local Engine

Redbit can run as a hosted web application and can optionally pair with a local engine for desktop-side capabilities. The web app handles the UI, model configuration, and browser-side state. The local engine provides explicitly paired local capabilities such as selected media, automation, plugin, or MCP operations.

## Hosted web app

Deploy the Vite build to your preferred static hosting platform. Production configuration should point browser traffic to trusted Supabase functions or your own compatible proxy endpoints.

```bash theme={null}
pnpm install
pnpm build
```

## Local engine

The local engine listens on `127.0.0.1:19831` and requires pairing before protected operations are available. Users should only pair a local engine they launched themselves.

## Security notes

* Do not ship real API keys in frontend environment variables.
* Use server-side functions or a trusted relay for shared production secrets.
* Keep local-engine pairing enabled for filesystem, automation, plugin, and dependency-install operations.
* Review provider terms and data handling requirements before routing sensitive content through third-party models.