Deployments & Builds

Shipping services, build issues, environment variables, and monitoring.

Why is my build failing, and how do I fix it?

How to read the build logs, find the failing step, and resolve the most common causes of a failed deployment.

How do I connect a custom domain to my service?

Add your own domain to a Forte service or website and point DNS at it, with TLS issued automatically.

How do I set environment variables and secrets?

Configure environment variables and secrets for a service so your app gets its configuration at runtime.

What happens when I push to my repository?

Every push to the branch your service is configured on triggers a new build and a zero-downtime rollout — no pipeline to set up. Forte builds your code into a…

Do I need a Dockerfile to deploy on Forte?

No. Forte auto-detects your language and framework and generates a Dockerfile for you. If your repository already includes a Dockerfile, Forte uses it as-is…

How do I monitor my service?

Your service's console page has a Requests tab showing every HTTP request — method, path, status code, latency, and the log lines written while handling it,…

How do I pause a service so it stops billing?

Pause the service from its console page. Pausing stops all provisioned compute and its billing; the endpoint returns 503 SERVICE_PAUSED until you resume, and…