Managing Secrets: .env Files, .env.example, and Config in DeployHQ
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Store secrets safely with .env files and .env.example, then inject them in DeployHQ via the UI, CLI, and API.
Tips & Tricks - DeployHQ Blog
Our products pack a punch when it comes to features and it would be easy to miss some of them. Here we post helpful tips & tricks about how to use our products & services.
Project Folders Are Here: Group Deployments by Client, Team, or Environment
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Project folders let you group DeployHQ projects by client, team, or environment — perfect for agencies taming a crowded projects dashboard.
How to Let AI Query Your Database Without Deleting It: Read-Only Guardrails for Claude Code
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The safe way to give AI coding tools database access: read-only roles, MCP guardrails, and disposable copies. Real GRANT SQL, not hand-waving.
Tie every Sentry error to the DeployHQ deploy that caused it
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Every Sentry issue should tell you which DeployHQ deploy caused it. Two-minute setup, release tracking, regression detection, faster rollback.
What Is OpenRouter? A Team's Practical Guide to Multi-Model AI Routing (2026)
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One API in front of 400+ models. Here's how OpenRouter actually works, how to wire it into your AI coding tools, and where it stops scaling.
Can I Run This Locally? A Practical Guide to Self-Hosted AI Coding Models in 2026
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Decide if your machine can run a local AI coding model — hardware tiers, runtime trade-offs, and how to wire Ollama into Cline, Aider, and OpenCode.
Claude Code & Copilot Alternatives: 7 AI Coding Routers Compared
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Claude Code and Copilot are shifting toward usage-based pricing. Here's how 7 multi-model routers and alternatives compare for shipping teams.
Google's Code Review Playbook, Translated for Teams That Ship Daily
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Google's eng-practices repo defines what good code review looks like. Here's what each principle means for deployment velocity on teams shipping daily.
NGINX 502 Bad Gateway: Causes and Fixes
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Why NGINX returns 502 Bad Gateway — upstream timeouts, wrong upstream addresses, FastCGI/PHP-FPM failures, plus SELinux gotchas, with fixes.
Essential Linux Server Commands for Deployment
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Disk space, memory, processes, logs — the Linux server commands you reach for before, during, and after every deployment, plus a health-check script.
How to Check Your Ubuntu (or Any Linux) Version from the Command Line
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Check your Ubuntu or Linux version from the command line with lsb_release, /etc/os-release, or hostnamectl. Reference + when to use each.
Tie every Honeybadger error to the DeployHQ deploy that caused it
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Every error in Honeybadger should tell you which DeployHQ release caused it. Wire deploy markers, regression detection, and one-click rollback.