I have an App with a Strapi instance and a database connected to it. Everytime I redeploy aka push to the master branch of the Strapi repo, it redeploys the whole app including the database. Obviously this is not intended. How can I exclude the database from the redeploy process?
This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.
You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!
Hello,
The DigitalOcean App Platform storage is ephemeral, meaning that anything stored on the local storage would be lost after a redeployment.
This is why you should not run your database on the App Platform itself but use a Managed Database:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-databases/
For more information on the App storage, make sure to check out the documentation here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/store-data/
Hope that this helps!
Best,
Bobby
Become a contributor for community
Get paid to write technical tutorials and select a tech-focused charity to receive a matching donation.
DigitalOcean Documentation
Full documentation for every DigitalOcean product.
Resources for startups and AI-native businesses
The Wave has everything you need to know about building a business, from raising funding to marketing your product.
The developer cloud
Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.
Get started for free
Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*
*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.