First application deployments

Deploying First Applications: From Zero to Production in 24 Hours

TL;DR Day two of the cluster was a marathon. I deployed two full-stack applications (Cardboard TCG tracker and Trade Bot), set up PostgreSQL with Longhorn persistent storage, created a cluster dashboard, configured Prometheus service monitors, built a dev workspace for remote SSH, and scaled the ARC runners. By the end, the cluster was running real workloads and I had a proper development workflow. The Deployment Pattern Before diving into the applications, I established a consistent deployment pattern that every service follows: ...

February 9, 2026 · 6 min · zolty