How to Set Up Your First Deployment with DeployHQ Quickly
Learn how to set up your first DeployHQ deployment step by step, connect your repository and server, preview changes, and release code with confidence.
Tutorials - DeployHQ Blog
We like to help people so we try to publish useful tutorials about how to use our products, open source libraries or how to accomplish various design & development tasks.
Running application tests during a deployment
Modern software development processes often encourage, if not mandate, that various levels of tests are written for an application. The majority of popular languages and frameworks have built-in tools to...
Deploy Your PHP Site with DeployHQ: Composer, Laravel, and WordPress
Deploy PHP applications with DeployHQ — from simple sites to Laravel and WordPress. Automate Composer installs, database migrations, and zero downtime releases.
What are the differences between FTP, FTPS and SFTP?
FTP sends data unencrypted, FTPS wraps FTP in TLS, and SFTP tunnels file transfers over SSH. This guide compares all three protocols side by side, shows exactly what attackers see when you use FTP in production, and includes a step-by-step migration path from FTP to SFTP.
Building your site using dependencies from a private repository
Sometimes when building a site, you might be required to fetch dependencies from a private store or repository. This often happens if you're using a particular third party plugin that...
Build and Deploy Your Static Site with DeployHQ
Deploy static sites built with Astro, Next.js, Hugo, Eleventy, or Gatsby using DeployHQ. Automate builds, cache dependencies, and upload only changed files.
How to Handle Database Changes During a Deployment
Learn how to version-control database schema changes with migrations and run them automatically during deployments using DeployHQ SSH commands.
Using Node.js and NPM with the DeployHQ Build Pipeline
Configure Node.js builds in DeployHQ with NPM, pnpm, or Bun. Cache dependencies, set Node versions, and deploy compiled assets automatically.
Deploying your WordPress themes automatically
Learn how to deploy WordPress themes automatically from Git using DeployHQ. Set up one-click deploys, build pipelines for compiled assets, and zero downtime releases for your WordPress sites.
How to Deploy to an SFTP Server from Git Automatically
Set up automatic deployments from your GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repository to any SSH/SFTP server using DeployHQ. Push to Git, and your changes go live — no manual uploads needed.
How to Deploy to Amazon S3 from Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
Automatically deploy to Amazon S3 from your Git repository using DeployHQ. This guide covers setup for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket — including IAM permissions, static site hosting, and build pipelines.
Deploy Shopify Themes from Git: GitHub, GitLab & Bitbucket Guide
Automatically deploy Shopify theme changes from your Git repository using DeployHQ. Connect GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, set up build pipelines for Sass and Tailwind, and protect theme settings — all with automatic deployments on push.