There is no docker compose deploy button. Four honest ways to get a multi-container app into production.TL;DR: docker compose up is a development command; there is no compose-to-cloud button, and service names like http://api:8080 only resolve on the machine running Compose. Four honest ways to get a mu2d ago · 7 min readsnapdeploy.hashnode.dev
Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB or MongoDB next to your container: how the managed add-ons workTL;DR: SnapDeploy runs PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB as add-ons next to your containers. Pick an engine and a tier (Mini $29, Standard $49, Pro $89 a month, or a $1 DB Sprint Pack for 12 hour4d ago · 10 min readsnapdeploy.hashnode.dev
Preview environments without the magic: one container per branch, and when that is enoughTL;DR: SnapDeploy does not spin up a preview per pull request the way Vercel or Netlify do. What it does is simpler and, for small teams, often enough: one container per branch (production, staging, aOct 24 · 9 min readsnapdeploy.hashnode.dev
Where container secrets actually leak, and the seven habits that stop itTL;DR: Environment variables are where most container secrets live, and most leaks are boring: a .env committed to git, a password printed in a log, one key shared across dev and prod. This is the praOct 22 · 10 min readsnapdeploy.hashnode.dev
Free backend hosting in 2026: serverless or containers, and where each kind of API actually fitsTL;DR: Serverless or containers is the first decision for a free backend. This guide compares four serverless free tiers (AWS Lambda, Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Workers) and five container hosts (SnaOct 19 · 7 min readsnapdeploy.hashnode.dev
