Self-hosting overview

Mellow is a single Go binary plus a PostgreSQL database. Everything else (migrations, command registration, the HTTP API) happens in-process on startup.

• Installation

  Installation

  Build and run Mellow from source.

  - build and run from source
• Configuration

  Configuration

  Environment and Discord application setup.

  - environment and Discord setup
• Deployment

  Deployment

  Running Mellow in production.

  - Docker, Railpack, and platforms
• Maintenance

  Maintenance

  Migrations, upgrades, and backups.

  - migrations, upgrades, backups
• Scaling

  Scaling

  Sharding and resource use.

  - sharding and resource use
• Troubleshooting

  Troubleshooting

  Common self-hosting problems.

  - common problems

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