Articles from 2025

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What is The Twelve‑Factor App Methodology?

Posted today on the DeployHQ blog

The Twelve-Factor App methodology is a set of best practices for building modern, scalable, and maintainable software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Created by developers at Heroku, these guidelines help teams create applications that are both portable and resilient. In this post, we'll explore each factor and understand why they're crucial for modern application development.

How to Install DeepSeek on Your Cloud Server with Ollama LLM

Posted today on the DeployHQ blog

Running large language models like DeepSeek on your cloud server or VPS is a powerful way to explore AI capabilities while maintaining control over your infrastructure. This guide will walk you through installing DeepSeek using Ollama on a cloud-hosted Ubuntu 24.04 instance, setting up automated deployments with DeployHQ, and configuring a Web UI for remote access.

How to Implement Server Backups with AWS S3

Posted on Friday on the DeployHQ blog

Data loss can be catastrophic for any business. Whether it's due to hardware failure, human error, or cyber attacks, losing critical data can result in significant downtime, financial losses, and damage to your reputation. That's why implementing a reliable backup strategy is crucial when managing your own servers.

Deploying Drupal with Drush and DeployHQ

Posted on Friday on the DeployHQ blog

Deploying Drupal sites can be tricky and involve many steps that can go wrong. While you could manually run updates and clear caches, there's a better way: Drush. This command-line tool turns complex deployment tasks into simple commands, and when combined with the right automation, it can make your deployments reliable and repeatable.

What are Feature Flags?

Posted on Tuesday on the DeployHQ blog

Feature flags are a development technique that allows you to control the visibility of specific features or functionality within your application. By toggling these flags, you can enable or disable features without requiring a new deployment. This provides greater flexibility and control over your application's release process.

Deploy CraftCMS via DeployHQ on Hetzner Cloud

Posted on Tuesday on the DeployHQ blog

What is an easy way to get a CraftCMS site up and running? Here's a simple method using DeployHQ, a Hetzner CX11 virtual cloud server (max. € 4.51 / month) and DDEV for local development.

What is a Build Script?

Posted last Thursday on the DeployHQ blog

Build scripts are essential tools in modern software deployment, automating crucial steps in the build and deployment process. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore what build scripts are, how to create them, and how to effectively implement them in your deployment workflow using DeployHQ.

Deploying Odoo on Ubuntu with DeployHQ

Posted last Thursday on the DeployHQ blog

This detailed guide will walk you through the complete process of deploying Odoo 18.0 on Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS with Nginx and PostgreSQL, using DeployHQ.

What is a Deployment Script?

Posted 14 days ago on the DeployHQ blog

In today's fast-paced development environment, automating deployment processes has become crucial for maintaining efficiency and reliability. Deployment scripts play a vital role in this automation, helping teams streamline their deployment workflows and reduce human error. In this guide, we'll explore everything you need to know about deployment scripts and how to leverage them effectively with DeployHQ.

Code Review: The Dark Side

Posted 14 days ago on the DeployHQ blog

Code review is a fundamental aspect of modern software development, offering numerous benefits like improved code quality, knowledge sharing, and early detection of issues. However, when misused, code review can become a tool for obstruction, delay, and even personal agendas.

Supercharge Your Deployments with DeployHQ Integrations

Posted 18 days ago on the DeployHQ blog

Modern web development involves juggling multiple tools and services - from chat apps and error trackers to performance monitors and CDNs. While each tool serves its purpose, managing them separately during deployments can become a hassle. That's where DeployHQ's integrations come in.