Deploy to Kinsta
Last Updated: 31st August 2026
In this guide, you'll learn how to deploy applications to Kinsta from a Git repository using Launchdeck.
Whether you're deploying a Laravel application, WordPress site, or another Git-based application, Launchdeck automates deployments from your Git repository to your Kinsta server.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, you'll need a Git repository (for example, on GitHub or Bitbucket), a Kinsta account and your server credentials.
Kinsta supports SFTP and SSH file transfer protocols for deploying websites. This guide focuses on SFTP because it's simpler to configure.
To deploy over SFTP, you'll need the following credentials:
- Hostname
- Username
- Password or an SSH key generated by Launchdeck
Your SFTP credentials are available from your MyKinsta panel. The exact steps depend on your Kinsta plan, so their documentation is the best reference.
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Step 1: Create a new project
Go to the Launchdeck Home Page and Click Add your first project to get started.
From here you’ll be prompted to pick Project Name and choose your repository provider. If you're using a different Git provider such as Gitlab, Codebase or a self-hosted server, you can choose the Private/Hosted Git server option.
If you haven’t configured a provider yet, selecting a provider takes you to a login screen where you can authorise Launchdeck to access your repositories.
Once your repository is connected, you can select a repository and a branch you'll deploy from.
If your application requires build commands, Launchdeck will infer them based on your repository's framework (although you can edit these commands later).
Once done, you can click Next.
Step 2: Add server to project
On this page, you'll need to enter the server credentials you collected above (Hostname, Username, Password, Port), as well as the server's environment name (e.g. production) and the protocol (SFTP). The default port will be selected based on your chosen protocol (Kinsta applies different ports per environment, consult their documentation for further guidance).
Then enter the Upload Path on the Kinsta server where your code will be stored.
Upload Path
This is the directory where Launchdeck uploads your application files. For Kinsta, this typically begins with
www/your-site-name. If you're deploying a WordPress theme or another application component, you can also specify a subdirectory within this path.
To verify the Connection Details are correct, run the server connection test.
If you want Launchdeck to automatically build and deploy new commits when you push to your selected branch, enable Auto-deploy to this server. You can also leave this disabled and trigger builds and deployments manually from the Project Overview page.
Then click Next.
Step 3: Build and deploy to Kinsta
From there, you can review basic details and click Create New Project to complete setup.
This will redirect you to the Project Overview page. With auto-deploy enabled, when Launchdeck detects new commits on your selected branch, the latest commit will automatically be built and deployed to your server.
You can also deploy manually at any time. Click Build on a specific commit to run your configured build commands and transfer the resulting code to your server. Once the build is successful, click Publish to switch to the new release.
Learn more
Launchdeck has a variety of useful features to help you deploy your site:
- Running SSH commands on your server
- Automating tasks such as installing dependencies, transpiling code and running tests using build commands
- Keep sensitive information such as database credentials files safely excluded from your repository using configuration files.
Guides
- How to deploy a Laravel application, this guide will walk you through deploying a Laravel application to your server
- Deploy WordPress theme using git, this guide will walk you through deploying a WordPress theme directly to your server.