Small Product Deployment Decision Wheel

How to use: Spin to choose an initial deployment approach to document.

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All 4 deployment approaches

SQLite with WAL modePostgreSQL managed serviceStatic files plus object storageServerless functions with managed KV

About the Small Product Deployment Decision Wheel

Use this wheel when a small team needs a lightweight way to pick between plausible deployment and persistence approaches before writing a decision record. It helps frame the selected option as one of several alternatives rather than as an unexamined default. The options are intentionally varied in operational complexity, scalability, and maintenance overhead. After spinning, teams can document the chosen approach, the alternatives considered, and the tradeoffs that led to the decision.