JVM flags for a quarter-CPU container, the Boot settings that cut start-up time, a layered Dockerfile on Java 21, and honest start-up numbers. SnapDeploy is itself a Spring Boot app, so this is tested daily.
Procfile to Dockerfile, one database export, and the config, domains and add-ons that trip people up on every migration.
SnapDeploy's one-click Express sample, a Dockerfile on SnapDeploy, Render and Railway: what each free tier really gives you.
Split services onto a container host, use managed add-ons, run a VM, or go Kubernetes: the trade-offs of each.
Choosing an engine, provisioning, the browser admin tools, migration and the day-to-day operations that keep a small database healthy.
A manual, honest way to get per-branch preview URLs on a container host, and the point where you want real automation.
Build args, images, logs, repos and dashboards: the places secrets escape from containers, and what to do about each.
