Guides

Practical articles for builders.

Deployment walkthroughs, performance tips, and how to get the most out of AI-built apps on Jetpacked.

FeaturedProduct Updates

Project-Based Pricing Is Now Live

We have redesigned how Jetpacked pricing works. Instead of paying for an account plan, you now pay per project. Each project gets its own slot with its own resources and billing. Here is what changed and why.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-29 Read guide
Deployment Guides

How to Deploy AdonisJS v7 to Production (VPS Guide)

AdonisJS v7 compiles TypeScript to a self-contained build folder before deployment. This guide covers the full pipeline from build to reverse proxy, including migrations, environment variables, and process management.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-27
Deployment Guides

How to Deploy Payload CMS to a VPS (Complete Guide)

Payload CMS v3 runs on Next.js and needs a database, persistent file storage, and a handful of secrets to work in production. This guide walks through every step from environment variables to reverse proxy config.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-27
Deployment Guides

How to Deploy Strapi v5 to a VPS

Strapi v5 requires building the admin panel before starting in production, persistent storage for uploads, and five security secrets that must be set correctly from day one. This guide walks through the full production setup.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-27
Deployment Guides

How to Deploy TanStack Start to a VPS

TanStack Start is a new full-stack React framework built on Vite and Nitro. This guide covers deploying it to a Linux VPS with Node.js, including environment variables, the output structure, and reverse proxy setup.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-27
Product Updates

Persistent Storage, Encrypted Backups, and Ephemeral Builds Are Now Live

Three infrastructure upgrades landed this week. Your app gets persistent storage, nightly encrypted backups, and every build now runs on its own isolated machine.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-27
Databases

Why Prisma Migrations Fail in Production

Prisma migrations work perfectly in development. Then you deploy and everything breaks. Here is why production is a different beast, and what to do about it.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-21
Security

Why Your API Keys Keep Leaking

Leaked API keys are one of the most common and costly mistakes in software development. Here is how it keeps happening and how to actually stop it.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-19
AI Apps

Why Your App Works for You and Breaks for Everyone Else

You send the link to a friend. They say it doesn't work. You open it and it works fine. Here is what is actually going on.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-14
AI Apps

10 Reasons AI-Built Apps Break When You Put Them Online

Your app worked perfectly in Cursor, Replit or on your local machine. Then you put it online and everything started falling apart. Here are the most common reasons why.

ThomasThomas·2026-05-07