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Is FTP Dead? A Look at Its Continued Use in Deployment

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Is FTP dead in 2026? No — but it should be your last resort. FTP is still used for legacy CMS hosting, shared hosting providers, and bulk file transfers, but SFTP and FTPS are safer alternatives for every use case. Here's where FTP still makes sense, where it doesn't, and how to modernise your deployment workflow.

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.