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

# Towbar blog

> Product engineering notes, release context, and practical guidance for operating Towbar.

The Towbar blog explains the design and operational decisions behind the product. Reference documentation remains the source for exact configuration and supported behavior; posts provide context, tradeoffs, and migration advice.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Towbar v2: Git is the deployment contract" icon="git-branch" href="/blog/towbar-v2">
    Why v2 keeps workload configuration in repositories while the control plane
    owns credentials, execution, and operational history.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Migrating from Coolify" icon="arrow-right-left" href="/docs/migrate-from-coolify">
    A reversible workload-by-workload migration plan with explicit data and
    rollback boundaries.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Migrating from Dokploy" icon="arrow-right-left" href="/docs/migrate-from-dokploy">
    Map applications, Compose projects, domains, variables, and databases into
    Towbar.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

For release-specific changes, read the [changelog](https://github.com/avgeek-inc/towbar/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). For exact configuration, use the [Guides](/docs), [Self-hosting](/docs/self-hosting/installation), and [Reference](/docs/reference/deployment-manifest) sections.