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

# Modal.com

> Deploy your RAG application to modal.com platform

Embedchain has a nice and simple abstraction on top of the [Modal.com](https://modal.com/) tools to let developers deploy RAG application to modal.com platform seamlessly.

Follow the instructions given below to deploy your first application quickly:

## Step-1 Create RAG application:

We provide a command line utility called `ec` in embedchain that inherits the template for `modal.com` platform and help you deploy the app. Follow the instructions to create a modal.com app using the template provided:

```bash Create application theme={null}
pip install embedchain[modal]
mkdir my-rag-app
ec create --template=modal.com
```

This `create` command will open a browser window and ask you to login to your modal.com account and will generate a directory structure like this:

```bash theme={null}
├── app.py
├── .env
├── .env.example
├── embedchain.json
└── requirements.txt
```

Feel free to edit the files as required.

* `app.py`: Contains API app code
* `.env`: Contains environment variables for production
* `.env.example`: Contains dummy environment variables (can ignore this file)
* `embedchain.json`: Contains embedchain specific configuration for deployment (you don't need to configure this)
* `requirements.txt`: Contains python dependencies for your FastAPI application

## Step-2: Test app locally

You can run the app locally by simply doing:

```bash Run locally theme={null}
pip install -r requirements.txt
ec dev
```

## Step-3: Deploy to modal.com

You can deploy to modal.com using the following command:

```bash Deploy app theme={null}
ec deploy
```

Once this step finished, it will provide you with the deployment endpoint where you can access the app live. It will look something like this (Swagger docs):

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/embedchain/pz6fpRISI4B6JS6w/images/fly_io.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=pz6fpRISI4B6JS6w&q=85&s=0aa9e31a9beed2a53eafce3b1f677f07" width="2892" height="1592" data-path="images/fly_io.png" />

## Seeking help?

If you run into issues with deployment, please feel free to reach out to us via any of the following methods:

<Snippet file="get-help.mdx" />