Deployment

Lean CMS is designed for single-server deployment using Kamal and SQLite. This combination keeps infrastructure simple and costs low — ideal for client marketing sites.

Recommended stack

• Kamal 2 — zero-downtime deploys, Docker-based, no cloud lock-in
• SQLite — no separate database server, file-based backups, production-ready with WAL mode
• GitHub Container Registry — free image hosting
• Hetzner or DigitalOcean — $6–$12/month for a VPS that handles a marketing site comfortably
• S3 — for file uploads (images) only; keeps them off the server alongside the database

Guides

• Kamal Deployment — first deploy and ongoing workflow
• Kamal Hooks — pre-deploy safety checks and post-deploy cache clearing
• SQLite Production — WAL mode, backups, monitoring, and when to switch to Postgres
• Content Sync — pull production data locally, edit, and push back safely

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Table of contents

• Kamal Deployment
• Kamal Hooks
• SQLite Production
• Content Sync