Cloud 66 Blog

We shipped cascading replication for PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis on Cloud 66 - a feature the database has supported natively for over a decade. The interesting question is not why we built it, but why it took us this long. The answer is the most interesting thing that has changed about building software in the last eighteen months.

Vic van Gool

Your app is deployed, but can it handle real users? This step covers the cloud setup behind your application, from servers and networking to scaling and security, so things don’t fall apart under pressure.

Kelley Schultz

Heroku is in sustaining mode. Here's an honest comparison of the best alternatives in 2026 — Render, Fly.io, Railway, Cloud 66, and more — with real pricing for a typical production setup.

Kash Sajadi

Manual deployments don’t scale. In Step 4, we break down how CI/CD pipelines automate your build, test, and deploy process so every change follows the same reliable path to production.

Kelley Schultz

Your app is running. Your front-end looks sharp. Your back-end hasn’t combusted. But none of that matters if users can’t find it. Step 3 is where your application gets a real address, becomes reachable, and finally steps out into the world. From DNS basics to HTTPS and common pitfalls, this is the moment your deployment stops being theoretical and starts being real.

Kelley Schultz