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Looking for Guidance on Setting Up a Deployment Workflow for My Next.js App

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Erwan posted this in #help-forum
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Hi, my name is Erwan,

I’m looking for a short training or some guidance to help me set up a proper deployment workflow for my application.

Right now, I’m stuck on the production update process for my app hosted on a Hostinger VPS. I’ve explored CI/CD solutions, but I’m facing a specific issue: when working locally, I don’t have access to the production database (Prisma with PostgreSQL). Because of that, certain updates that depend on real production data can’t be properly tested or applied.

To clarify my situation:
I’ve built a Next.js application that allows users to post and browse second-hand product listings. The app is deployed on a Hostinger VPS, and I’d like to establish a professional and reliable workflow to maintain and update it efficiently.

I’d really appreciate any advice, resources, or training opportunities that could help me move forward.

( I'm a beginner )

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it's a common practice SSH tunnel ?
@Erwan it's a common practice SSH tunnel ?
Braconid wasp
Yeah, if you just need to access the prod DB temporarily, then it's the best solution
thanks a lot and i have a bucket r2 cloudflare for images. Plus i think the address ip which allows to manage upload/delete.. is the address of the vps and not localhost, can it be done with ssh tunnel ?
I'm looking for a Next.js production deployment workflow with CI/CD and the ability to develop new features locally and then push them to production.
Do you know who I could reach out to for a step-by-step explanation? I'm even willing to pay for training, but since I'm a beginner, I'm looking for some guidance.

(I tried setting up an SSH tunnel, but I couldn’t get it to work — the SSH connection itself was successful, but I still couldn’t access my production database locally despite being connected through SSH. It was probably a mistake on my part.)
Anyone have an idea ?