Stop deploying by hand over SSH at midnight. The Developer Deployment Master Kit is everything between a fresh VPS and a live, working site: Docker Compose templates, Nginx configs with HTTPS, GitHub Actions that deploy on every push, server hardening, automated backups and uptime monitoring. Copy the files, replace the placeholders, follow the guide — most developers get their first deploy live in about an hour.

What's inside: Docker Compose (3 templates): Node.js + PostgreSQL + Redis, Python + PostgreSQL, and a static site with Nginx. Each one is a complete, commented template — replace the YOUR_* placeholders and run docker compose up -d --build. Nginx (2 configs + snippet): a reverse-proxy config for your app and a static-site config, plus a Certbot snippet for free HTTPS with Let's Encrypt. GitHub Actions (2 workflows): deploy.yml deploys on every push to main (build, test, SSH deploy, health check), and preview.yml builds a preview for pull requests. Security (7 files): a hardened sshd config snippet, fail2ban jail config, UFW firewall rules, a non-root Dockerfile, a step-by-step server setup script and a security checklist. Backup (4 files): backup.sh and restore.sh for your database and uploads, a cron schedule file, and a README explaining how to test a restore before you need one. Monitoring (6 files): Docker logging config, an Uptime Kuma setup, health-check endpoints in both JavaScript and Python, and a Telegram alert script that messages you when your site goes down. Guides: step-by-step deployment guides for a Node.js app and a Python app, plus a main README and a setup guide. Validated files: all 7 YAML files pass syntax validation and all 6 shell scripts pass bash -n.

Who it's for: Freelance developers who deploy client sites and want a repeatable process instead of a different hack every time. Indie hackers shipping their first app on a VPS and wondering what "production-ready" actually means. Anyone who has ever SSH'd into a server at 2 a.m. to fix a deploy that worked on their laptop.

What you need: A VPS running Ubuntu — any provider, any size that fits your app. The kit is the config, not the hosting. A domain name (optional — the Nginx configs work with an IP address too, and the Certbot snippet adds HTTPS once you point a domain at the server). Docker and a GitHub account — for the Compose templates and the Actions workflows. Basic comfort with the terminal — the guides explain every command, but you will be running them yourself.

What you get: 41 files in one ZIP (92 KB): YAML, shell scripts, Nginx configs, GitHub Actions workflows, JavaScript and Python health endpoints, and Markdown guides. Commercial use allowed: use the configs in your own projects and in client projects. You may not resell, share or redistribute the kit files. An honest note: the templates were validated locally (YAML syntax and shell syntax), but they have not been tested on a live VPS yet — run the setup on your own server, test on a staging deploy first, and follow the security checklist before going live.

FAQ: Do I need a VPS, or does this work on shared hosting? You need a VPS. The kit uses Docker, Nginx and systemd — none of that runs on shared hosting. Any cheap Ubuntu VPS works. How long does the first deploy take? About an hour, following the Node or Python guide step by step: create the VPS, run the setup script, copy your app, push to GitHub and watch the Action deploy it. Later deploys are just git push. Does this include hosting or a domain? No — the kit is configuration files and guides only. You bring your own VPS (a few dollars a month from any provider) and your own domain if you want one.