diff --git a/bin/render-build.sh b/bin/render-build.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# exit on error
+set -o errexit
+
+bundle install
+bundle exec rails assets:precompile
+bundle exec rails assets:clean
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diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
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+databases:
+  - name: pages-ahead
+    databaseName: pages-ahead
+    user: pages-ahead
+    plan: free
+
+services:
+  - type: web
+    name: pages-ahead
+    runtime: ruby
+    plan: free
+    buildCommand: "./bin/render-build.sh"
+    startCommand: "bundle exec rails server"
+    envVars:
+      - key: DATABASE_URL
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: pages-ahead
+          property: connectionString
+      - key: RAILS_MASTER_KEY
+        sync: false
+      - key: WEB_CONCURRENCY
+        value: 2
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