The ProdFix Blog

Stripe and Paddle handle payments differently. Here's the comparison focused on indie founder needs.

Real production data comparing Next.js and SvelteKit performance, error rates, and developer experience.

Transactional email provider comparison for solo founders: deliverability, pricing, and monitoring.

Two great options for hosting Node.js SaaS. Here's how they compare on performance, price, and DX.

Managed auth comparison for solo founders. Clerk is simpler, Auth0 is more flexible. Here's how to choose.

Prisma and Drizzle both work. Here's the production performance comparison and error handling differences.

Deploy without downtime even without a DevOps team. Here's the practical guide for solo founders.

Automate your SaaS deployment with GitHub Actions. Here's the workflow that works for solo founders.

Docker adds complexity. Is it worth it for indie hackers? The honest answer with real trade-offs.

Environment variables are the source of many production bugs and security issues. Here's how to manage them right.

Database migrations can destroy production. Here's how to run them safely without a DBA or DevOps team.

You need CI/CD to ship safely. Here's the minimal pipeline that catches bugs before they reach production.

Leaked API keys are a startup nightmare. Here's the right way to manage secrets in Node.js production apps.

Node.js processes crash. Here's how to handle restarts, capture crash context, and prevent recurrence.

Expired SSL certificates cause outages. Here's how to automate certificate management so you never think about it.

Data loss without backups ends companies. Here's the minimal backup strategy for solo founder SaaS.

Error monitoring explained in plain English: what it does, why it matters, and how to set it up in 2 minutes.

Observability, monitoring, and logging explained — what each one is and which ones you actually need.

APM explained for developers. What it monitors, how it works, and whether you need it as a solo founder.

Stack traces are the key to debugging production errors. Here's how to read and use them effectively.

Average latency hides the experience of your slowest users. Here's what P95 and P99 mean and why they matter.

These enterprise reliability terms matter for solo founders too. Here's what they mean in practice.

Content Security Policy violations explained in plain English. What causes them and how to interpret them.

Memory leaks explained without jargon. What causes them in JavaScript and how to detect them.