The Payload Migrate Hang: a Flag That Did Nothing
payload migrate hangs in CI when a dev-mode marker row waits on a y/N prompt no runner can answer. The documented flag does not reach that command. Deleting one row does.
#GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions deploys for a self-hosted Next.js and Payload site: a migrate step that hung, a stale page after a green deploy, and one VPS behind it all.
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Self-Hosting Next.js and Payload on One VPS: What Broke
How one VPS runs Next.js and Payload behind Cloudflare and nginx: the request path, why the build needs a self-hosted runner, migrations on deploy, scheduled publishing, and what is not covered.
Green Deploy, Stale Page: Docker's Layer Cache, Not Next.js
A Next.js deploy passed build, migrate, health check and smoke test, yet the live site kept serving the old content. The cause was Docker's layer cache.