Tag: deployment
17 articles
· fly-io / railway
Fly.io vs Railway 2026 — Hosting for Solo Developers
Railway wins for most solo devs shipping MVPs in 2026: zero-config DX, sleep-based savings, and now HA Postgres. Fly.io wins when you need 18 edge regions, always-on services, or GPU workloads.
· cloudflare / workers
Cloudflare Workers in 2026 — when to choose them
Near-zero cold starts, 330+ PoPs, and genuinely cheap at scale. The no-regional-pinning limitation and 128 MB memory ceiling are real blockers for some teams. Here's what the deployment decision actually looks like.
· nextjs / cloudflare
How to deploy Next.js to Cloudflare Workers (2026)
Deploy Next.js to Cloudflare Workers: @opennextjs/cloudflare adapter, wrangler.jsonc config, 330 edge cities in 90 seconds, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline.
· deployment / vercel
Vercel vs Cloudflare Pages 2026: full deployment comparison
Cloudflare Pages wins on price and global edge speed. Pick Vercel for Node Middleware 15.2+, memory over 128MB, or an integrated observability dashboard.
· coolify / caprover
Coolify vs CapRover: Self-Hosting PaaS Compared (2026)
Coolify wins for most devs replacing Heroku. CapRover wins if RAM is tight or you need Docker Swarm clustering. Tested on Hetzner CX22 with v4.1.2 and v1.14.2.
· fly-io / heroku
Migrate from Heroku to Fly.io: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)
Move your Heroku app to Fly.io for ~$4/mo. Step-by-step guide with CLI commands for Postgres import, Redis, file storage, secrets, and scheduled tasks.
· railway / paas
Railway in 2026 — is the simplicity worth the cost?
Railway gets you to production faster than anything else in this category. The unmanaged Postgres and per-vCPU billing change that math at scale. Real numbers.
· deployment / fly-io
Fly.io Review 2026: Six Months Running in Production
Fly.io earns 7.5/10. Best-in-class multi-region deployment at PaaS prices; held back by deployment-API reliability incidents and an immature Managed Postgres.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-workers
How to Deploy a Cloudflare Worker with D1 + Stripe
Build a Stripe webhook handler on Cloudflare Workers with D1. Covers scaffold, wrangler.toml, Drizzle migrations, the raw-body gotcha, and production deploy.
· fly-io / railway
Fly.io vs Railway: Hosting Comparison for Small Teams (2026)
Railway wins on predictability for solo devs and 2–5-person teams. Fly.io wins when you need 18-region coverage. Real numbers, billing gotchas, honest verdict.
· deployment / vercel
Best deploy platform for full-stack web apps in 2026
Render is the safest default for full-stack deployments. Vercel leads for Next.js. Fly.io for global latency. Railway has great DX but worrying reliability.
· paas / deployment
Fly.io vs Render — global reach vs. deploy simplicity (2026)
Render wins on deploy speed, Postgres, and CI/CD simplicity. Fly.io wins on global reach and scale-to-zero. Data-driven for solo devs and early-stage teams.
· nuxt / nextjs
Nuxt vs Next.js: Vue's Answer to the React Meta-Framework
Next.js wins on ecosystem depth and enforced TypeScript; Nuxt wins on Cloudflare-first deployment and developer experience. Pick based on your team, not hype.
· paas / deployment
Railway vs Render — Pick the simpler PaaS (2026)
Railway wins on DX, cold starts, and database variety. Render wins on predictable billing and preview environments. The data for your next deployment decision.
· astro / cloudflare
How to Deploy an Astro Site on Cloudflare Pages: Setup Guide
Cloudflare Pages deploys Astro for free with unlimited bandwidth. Step-by-step: adapter install, monorepo root directory fix, env vars, and custom domain.
· deployment / cloudflare-pages
Best deploy platform for static sites in 2026
Cloudflare Pages wins for most static sites: unlimited bandwidth, 500 builds/month free, fastest global edge network, no commercial-use restriction. Vercel wins only if you're on Next.js with a Pro budget.
· vercel / nextjs
Vercel in 2026: Is It Still Worth It for Your Team?
Vercel's DX is the best default for small teams. At $300–600+/month and 5M pageviews or 5+ developers, the math breaks. The line, and three ways out.