When changes require redeployment

When changes require redeployment

Your application needs to be redeployed whenever certain changes are made. Here's a complete list of what requires a new deployment:

1. Environment variables

• Adding new secrets - When you add environment variables to your application
• Updating secret values - When you change the value of existing environment variables
• Deleting secrets - When you remove environment variables from your application

2. Custom domains

• Adding domains - When you attach a new custom domain to your application
• Removing domains - When you detach a custom domain from your application

3. Build configuration

• Build commands - When you modify commands that run during image construction
• Init commands - When you change commands that run before starting your application

4. PHP configuration

• PHP version - When you change the PHP version (8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1)
• PHP extensions - When you add or remove PHP extensions
• PHP settings - When you modify php.ini configuration values

5. Application services

• Adding services - When you add databases, caches, or other services

• Service types include:

  • MySQL database
  • PostgreSQL database
  • MongoDB database
  • Redis cache
  • Valkey cache
  • RabbitMQ message queue
  • MinIO object storage
  • SFTP server
  • Background workers

6. Resource configuration

• CPU allocation - When you change CPU request values (e.g., 500m, 1)
• Memory allocation - When you change memory request values (e.g., 512Mi, 1Gi)
• Scheduler - When you enable or disable the cron scheduler
• Node.js version - When you change or set the Node.js version

7. Application settings

• Application name - When you rename your application