App Overview
The App Overview is the command center for a running Skytells app — showing live status, the active deployment, domains, CI/CD connection, and quick actions.
The Overview is the first page you land on when opening an app. It gives you a real-time summary of the running deployment, surfaces Firewall and Observability widgets, and provides immediate access to the most common operational actions.
Production Deployment card
The main card on the Overview page shows the current production deployment.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | Live container state: Running, Stopped, Deploying, Error. |
| App ID | The internal short identifier for this app (e.g. 239131cf). |
| Domains | The public hostname(s) serving this app. Auto-assigned *.skytells.app domain is always listed. Custom domains appear here after they are verified. |
| Created | Date the app was first created. |
| CI/CD | Connected when a GitHub repository is linked and auto-deploy is active. Not connected when deploying manually or via Docker image. |
| Source | The tracked branch and the current deployed commit hash (e.g. main → 07cc47d). |
Below the card a status line describes the deployment trigger. For auto-deploy setups this reads: "Auto-deploys from main. Push to deploy."
The card also links to the latest Deployment log and the Deployments history page.
Action buttons
The action bar at the top-right of the card offers the following controls:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Repository | Opens the connected GitHub repository in a new tab. |
| Restart | Restarts the running container without triggering a new build. Useful for clearing runtime state. |
| Stop | Stops the container. The app goes offline immediately. No deployment is removed. |
| Visit | Opens the app's primary domain in a new browser tab. |
| Redeploy | Triggers a fresh deployment of the current commit — rebuilds and restarts the container. |
Restart vs Redeploy: Restart recycles the running process with the same image. Redeploy runs the full build pipeline again from the current source commit. Use Restart for quick runtime resets; use Redeploy when you want to re-run the build (for example, after changing environment variables that affect the build step).
Widget cards
Three shortcut cards appear below the Production Deployment card.
Firewall
Shows the DDoS protection and rate-limiting status for this app.
- Active · All systems normal — Firewall is protecting the app with no anomalies detected.
- Inactive — The firewall is not configured for this app. Open the Firewall settings to activate it.
Select the card to open the full Firewall configuration.
Observability
Shows a summary of container status and recent deployment count. Select View all to go to the Monitoring page in context.
Domains
Shows the number of domains configured and the primary domain name. Select Manage domains to go to the Domains page.
Navigating from Overview
The left sidebar is available from Overview and every sub-page:
| Sidebar item | Content |
|---|---|
| Overview | App status & deploy (this page) |
| Deployments | Full deployment history — build logs, triggers, statuses |
| Environment | Build-time and runtime environment variables |
| Domains | Managed *.skytells.app domain + custom domains |
| Logs | Live streaming logs — Deployment output and Runtime container stdout/stderr |
| Monitoring | Container CPU, memory, and health metrics |
| Traffic | HTTP request stream and latency details |
| Schedules | Cron jobs attached to this app |
| Settings | Build type, Git config, deployment behavior, danger zone |
Related
- Deployments — review the full deployment history.
- Domains — add a custom domain.
- Logs — stream real-time logs.
- Settings — configure build, Git, and deployment behavior.
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