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.

How to Keep API Keys Out of Your Git Repository (With Code Examples)

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One git push with a hardcoded API key can compromise your infrastructure. This guide covers .env file setup, language-specific examples, automated secret scanning with git-secrets and truffleHog, and how to deliver secrets to production safely with DeployHQ.

How to Automate Deployments: A Practical Guide (2026)

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Learn how to automate deployments from Git to production with build pipelines, zero-downtime releases, and one-click rollbacks. Includes framework-specific recipes for WordPress, Laravel, Node.js, Django, and static sites.