Database Schema Migrations: Safe DDL Without Downtime
Why schema migrations cause outages, what makes a DDL change safe or unsafe, how to run zero-downtime migrations with expand-and-contract, and monitor them.
June 29, 2026
8 min read
Graceful Shutdown and SIGTERM: Deploy Without Dropping Requests
How graceful shutdown and SIGTERM handling let services finish in-flight requests during deploys and pod restarts, and how to avoid dropped connections.
June 19, 2026
6 min read
How to Monitor a Website During a Migration: Zero-Downtime Checklist
Website migrations break things. DNS changes, redirect chains, SSL gaps — this checklist covers what to monitor before, during, and after a migration.
March 3, 2026
11 min read