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.

Start using zero-downtime deployments with DeployHQ

Learn how to set up zero-downtime deployments with DeployHQ using atomic deployment strategies. Step-by-step guide covering symlink-based releases, rollback strategies, and server group deployments.

Using submodules in Deploy

One of the most common issues users can experience when setting up a Deploy project is a submodule related error. These can be tricky to diagnose, so, in this post...

Excluding files with .deployignore

Use a .deployignore file to control which files and directories are excluded from your DeployHQ deployments. Works like .gitignore, supports all version control systems, and keeps exclusion rules version-controlled alongside your code.

Excluded Files per Server

Configure different file exclusion rules for each deployment server in DeployHQ. Keep environment configs, backend code, or test files off servers that don't need them.