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Deploy and operate Levelrail

Start with the install on a small VPS, then practice the part that matters most in production: a release that fails its health check, and the one command that gets you back.

Install a Self-Hosted PaaS on Your Own Server in Five Minutes One curl command, one setup token, one sample app. The full Levelrail install on a fresh Linux server, with the checks and the fixes. 7 min read
Roll Back a Failed Docker Deploy Without Downtime Ship a broken release on purpose, watch your users stay on the old version, then roll back with one command. Real commands, real output, self-hosted. 3 min read
Restart a Docker Container Without Downtime Restart a Docker app with one command and zero failed requests, then see what a plain stop and start costs. Real output from a self-hosted run. 6 min read
Node Graceful Shutdown in Docker: Handle SIGTERM on Deploy Why docker stop takes 10 seconds on a Node app and resets in-flight requests, and the handler that fixes it. Measured exit codes, timings and deploy runs. 8 min read