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Basic troubleshooting (deploy-time and startup)
Use this when a deploy fails, the service crashes on start, or health checks time out. Keep fixes minimal and redeploy after each change.
1) Classify the failure
- Build failure: errors in build logs, missing dependencies, build command issues.
- Startup failure: app exits quickly, crashes, or cannot bind to
$PORT. - Runtime/health failure: service is live but health checks fail or 5xx errors.
2) Quick checks by class
Build failure
- Confirm the build command is correct for the runtime.
- Ensure required dependencies are present in
package.json,requirements.txt, etc. - Check for missing build-time env vars.
Startup failure
- Confirm the start command and working directory.
- Ensure port binding is
0.0.0.0:$PORT. - Check for missing runtime env vars (secrets, DB URLs).
Runtime/health failure
- Verify the health endpoint path and response.
- Confirm the app is actually listening on
$PORT. - Check database connectivity and migrations.
3) Map error signatures to fixes
Use error-patterns.md for a compact catalog of common log messages.
4) If still blocked
Gather the latest build logs and runtime error logs, then consider the optional
render-debug skill for deeper diagnostics (metrics, DB checks, expanded patterns).