> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.levelrail.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guides

> Task-focused Levelrail guides: compare it with Coolify, self-host Postgres with verified backups, and ship zero-downtime deploys on plain Docker.

Guides answer a specific question end to end and link into the reference pages for detail. For step-by-step walkthroughs on a live server, see [tutorials](/tutorials).

* [Coolify vs Levelrail for self-hosters](/guides/coolify-vs-levelrail): how they differ, when each fits, and what Levelrail does not do yet.
* [Self-host Postgres with verified backups](/guides/self-host-postgres-with-backups): create a database, back it up to S3-compatible storage, and rehearse a restore.
* [Zero-downtime deploys without Kubernetes](/guides/zero-downtime-deploys-without-kubernetes): readiness gating, digest-pinned images, rollback, and freeze windows on plain Docker.


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