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How do I get my vibe-coded prototype ready for real users?
A demo that works for you and a product that survives strangers are different animals: before launch you need real authentication, database rules, environment variables for secrets, error handling, and a deploy setup that separates test from production. Even Karpathy found that deploying his vibe-coded app was 'a painful slog' compared to the exhilarating prototype. Work through a production checklist, run the built-in security scans, and hand-walk every signup and payment path yourself before inviting users. Once live, turn on your platform's monitoring so you hear about failures before users do.
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Replit Monitoring Agent: Your very own software engineering team
Replit · Article · Oct 2026
An agent that reads your live app's logs, finds the cause of a failure, tests a fix and tells you what changed.
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Lovable's own checklist for founders about to launch: running the scanner early, sensitive data, and preparing for real traffic.
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Karpathy on vibe coding a full web app: 'messy for anything of importance'
Andrej Karpathy · Thread · Apr 2025
The most honest account of the prototype-to-production gap.
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The checklist separating apps that survive launch from those that do not.
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From prototype to production: taking your Lovable app live
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RLS, secrets, auth hardening, and performance in one sequence.
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Getting your Lovable app into production: a practical hand-off guide
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How to package your project so a professional can take it over.
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Deploy Lovable apps to production
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Deployment mechanics explained for non-engineers.
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Deploy: Lovable video tutorials
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Official videos covering domains, publishing, and go-live steps.
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Vibe coding startups: when it works, breaks, and what to automate
Autonoma · Article · 2025
Maps which parts of production readiness you can automate.
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Vibe coding failures: 7 real apps that broke in production
Autonoma · Article · 2026
Learn from seven documented launch failures before yours.
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The Replit AI disaster: a wake-up call on AI in production
Baytech Consulting · Article · 2025
Why dev and production environments must be separated, illustrated.
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Vibe coding pitfalls: 7 ways your AI built app breaks after launch
Clixlogix · Article · 2025
The post-launch failure modes to pre-empt this week.
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Vibe coding for startups in 2026: when it works and when it fails
Webyot (India) · Article · 2026
An India-based team's framework for the prototype-vs-production call.
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Vibe coding vs. engineering: a guide
TATEEDA · Article · 2026
Where in the lifecycle AI code belongs, and where it does not.
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Is vibe coding enough for production software?
Techvedhas · Article · 2025
A clear-eyed answer to the exact question founders ask.
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Vibe prototyping: the future of rapid coding
TeaCode · Article · 2025
Argues for keeping prototypes disposable, and when to rebuild properly.
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Securing AI-generated code
Aikido · Guide · 2025
The production-security half of readiness, operationalised.