Docker: Creating the staging environment

This documentation is part of the Deploy with GitHub Actions guide. You can view the complete guide here: Learn how to deploy your Docker containers using GitHub Actions.

Welcome to the Stackhero documentation

Stackhero offers a ready-to-use Docker cloud CaaS (Containers as a Service) platform, designed for fast and reliable container deployments:

• Deploy to production with a single docker-compose up command. No additional configuration is required: simply start your containers.
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• Apply updates with a single click for straightforward, effortless maintenance.

Your containers can be live in production in around five minutes. Stackhero manages the infrastructure, updates, and security for you, so you can focus on developing your applications. Find out more about Docker CaaS cloud hosting.

Setting up the staging environment follows the same steps as for production. Simply repeat the process, using staging instead of production.

Next, create a staging branch by running:

git checkout -b staging

And push your staging branch to GitHub:

git push --set-upstream origin staging

After this, GitHub Actions will automatically deploy your staging branch to the dedicated Docker instance for staging.