Deployment & CI/CD
Compare ways to deploy applications to your own servers, from Docker Compose and CI pipelines to a self-hosted PaaS. You’ll be able to choose an approach your team can maintain, automate releases and plan deployments that keep traffic flowing.
Deploy Apps to Your Own VPS: The 2026 Deployment Ladder
Choose how to deploy apps and Next.js to a VPS, from systemd and Docker Compose to self-hosted PaaS, with practical CI, rollback, and recovery guardrails.
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Do You Need Kubernetes? A Small-Team Answer
Decide whether your small team needs Kubernetes, what a single VPS can handle, and which operational requirements justify moving to a managed cluster.
Vercel vs a VPS for Next.js: The Real Trade-offs
Compare Vercel and a VPS for Next.js by operational effort, deployment workflow, runtime needs, and recovery. Choose the setup your team can maintain.
GitHub Actions to a VPS: Deploys With Zero Downtime
Deploy Docker apps from GitHub Actions to an Ubuntu VPS with blue-green containers, health checks, restricted SSH access, graceful switching, and rollback.
Docker Compose in Production: The Honest Checklist
Run Docker Compose on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with pinned images, private ports, health checks, HTTPS, backups, and a rollback procedure you can verify yourself.
Coolify vs Dokploy vs Kamal: Choose Your Self-Hosted PaaS
Compare Coolify, Dokploy and Kamal for a single Ubuntu VPS. Choose a deployment workflow, understand recovery limits, and plan a safe production trial.