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.

Makefiles for Web Developers: A Practical Guide

Use Makefiles as a task runner for web projects — dependency chains, parallel execution, environment configs, and integration with deployment pipelines. No C compilation required.

Installing cPanel on Ubuntu 22.04 and DeployHQ

cPanel requires AlmaLinux, not Ubuntu. This guide covers installing cPanel on a supported OS and recommends free Ubuntu-compatible alternatives like CloudPanel and HestiaCP, with DeployHQ deployment setup.

Best Deployment Tools: DeployHQ vs Octopus Deploy

DeployHQ vs Octopus Deploy — a practical comparison for 2026. See setup walkthroughs, feature tables, and real pricing side-by-side to find the right deployment tool for your team and budget.

Managing Application Services with Systemd and Monit

Keep your production applications running with Systemd and Monit. Learn service unit configuration, resource monitoring, health checks, email alerts, and how to integrate service management into your DeployHQ deployment workflow.

DeployHQ: A Game-Changer for Web Agencies

Manage multiple projects with ease. Discover how DeployHQ helps web agencies handle diverse hosting and team permissions, eliminating inefficiencies.

What is The Twelve-Factor App Methodology?

The Twelve-Factor App methodology is a set of 12 best practices for building modern SaaS applications — created by Heroku engineers from patterns across thousands of production apps. This guide explains each factor (codebase, dependencies, config, backing services, build/release/run, processes, port binding, concurrency, disposability, dev/prod parity, logs, admin processes) with examples.

How to Implement Server Backups with AWS S3

Learn how to build a complete S3 backup strategy for your servers — automated scripts, scheduling, lifecycle policies, verification, and how to deploy backup scripts with DeployHQ.

Deploying Drupal with Drush and DeployHQ

Automate Drupal deployments with Drush and DeployHQ. Learn how drush deploy handles database updates, config imports, and cache rebuilds — plus how to write custom deploy hooks and set up push-to-deploy automation.