diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,18 +46,7 @@
 | Connect Telegram, Discord, WeChat, Slack, Email, Mattermost, or another chat app | [Chat Apps](./docs/chat-apps.md) |
 | Configure providers, fallback models, Langfuse, MCP, web tools, or security | [Docs](./docs/README.md) and [Configuration](./docs/configuration.md) |
 | Understand or extend the internals | [Architecture](./docs/architecture.md) and [Development](./docs/development.md) |
-| Deploy to the cloud in one click | [Deploy to Render](#deploy-to-render) |
-
-## Deploy to Render
-
-Run nanobot online without managing a server. The blueprint deploys the gateway and bundled WebUI together, with a persistent disk so sessions, memory, and chat history survive restarts.
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> This setup requires a paid Render service because persistent disks are not available on the free tier. During setup, provide `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` and set `NANOBOT_WEB_TOKEN` to a strong private password (for example, generate one with `openssl rand -hex 32`).
-
-[![Deploy to Render](https://render.com/images/deploy-to-render-button.svg)](https://render.com/deploy?repo=https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot)
-
-[Review the deployment blueprint](./render.yaml)
+| Deploy to the cloud or keep nanobot running as a service | [Deployment](./docs/deployment.md), including [one-click Render setup](./docs/deployment.md#render) |
 
 ## What can nanobot do?
 
diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Use this page after `nanobot agent -m "Hello!"` works locally. Deployment keeps
 
 ## Before You Deploy
 
-Check these once before Docker, systemd, or LaunchAgent:
+Check these once before Render, Docker, systemd, or LaunchAgent:
 
 | Check | Why it matters |
 |---|---|
@@ -22,11 +22,23 @@ Restart the deployed process after editing `config.json`. Long-running processes
 
 | Runtime | Use it for | State location | Useful first command |
 |---|---|---|---|
+| Render | One-click hosted gateway and WebUI | Persistent disk at `/home/nanobot/.nanobot` | [Deploy to Render](#render) |
 | Docker Compose | Repeatable container runs on Linux servers or workstations | Bind-mount `~/.nanobot` to `/home/nanobot/.nanobot` | `docker compose run --rm nanobot-cli agent -m "Hello!"` |
 | Docker CLI | Manual container testing or small one-off hosts | Bind-mount `~/.nanobot` to `/home/nanobot/.nanobot` | `docker run -v ~/.nanobot:/home/nanobot/.nanobot --rm nanobot status` |
 | systemd user service | Linux user-level gateway that restarts automatically | Host user's `~/.nanobot` unless you pass explicit paths | `systemctl --user status nanobot-gateway` |
 | macOS LaunchAgent | macOS gateway that starts after login | Host user's `~/.nanobot` unless the plist passes explicit paths | `launchctl list | grep ai.nanobot.gateway` |
 
+## Render
+
+Run nanobot online without managing a server. The blueprint deploys the gateway and bundled WebUI together, with a persistent disk so sessions, memory, and chat history survive restarts.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This setup requires a paid Render service because persistent disks are not available on the free tier. During setup, provide `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` and set `NANOBOT_WEB_TOKEN` to a strong private password (for example, generate one with `openssl rand -hex 32`).
+
+[![Deploy to Render](https://render.com/images/deploy-to-render-button.svg)](https://render.com/deploy?repo=https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot)
+
+[Review the deployment blueprint](../render.yaml)
+
 ## Docker
 
 > [!TIP]