Guides

Guides answer a specific question end to end and link into the reference pages for detail. For step-by-step walkthroughs on a live server, see tutorials.

• Coolify vs Levelrail for self-hosters: how they differ, when each fits, and what Levelrail does not do yet.
• Self-host Postgres with verified backups: create a database, back it up to S3-compatible storage, and rehearse a restore.
• Zero-downtime deploys without Kubernetes: readiness gating, digest-pinned images, rollback, and freeze windows on plain Docker.