I’ve been hitting a wall trying to deploy my web app. I’ve gone through Vercel, Netlify, and Render, but errors keep popping up like they’re going out of style. I’m starting to feel like I’m in a never-ending loop of troubleshooting. I remember back in the day, I used to deploy simple sites with just a few clicks, but this one has me pulling my hair out. Anyone willing to jump in and help me sort this out? I could use a fresh set of eyes (and some magic).
I had a similar issue with Vercel last month. Turned out my environment variables were all messed up. Have you double-checked those? Sometimes it’s the simplest things that trip us up.
Oh man, render was a nightmare for me too. I switched to Fly.io, and it was way smoother. Maybe give that a shot? Or are you dead set on sticking with the ones you’ve tried?
I’ve had this problem with Netlify before—ended up being a weird DNS issue that took me forever to figure out. Are you getting any specific error messages, or is it just a general mess? Sometimes it helps to narrow down where the real problem is.
I’d say take a breather and start from scratch with one platform. I’ve found that clearing out all the settings and starting fresh on Netlify worked for me when I was in a similar situation. Couldn’t hurt to try, right?
I’m a fan of DigitalOcean for deployments. I know it’s a bit more hands-on, but it gives you full control, and you can avoid a lot of the platform-specific quirks. Plus, their docs are solid if you’re willing to get your hands dirty.
Not to be that guy, but maybe it’s not the platforms, but something in your app’s code? Maybe it’s a rogue package that’s causing all kinds of havoc. Might be worth checking your dependencies.
You know, I had a hell of a time with Vercel once, and after days of frustration, I realized it was a caching issue. Tried clearing it out, and boom—everything worked. Could it be something like that?
Honestly, I’d consider spinning up a simple VPS and doing it old school. It’s not as fancy as the modern deployment platforms, but at least you know what’s going on under the hood. Plus, you’ll learn a ton in the process.