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DevOps & Cloud•November 28, 2023•8 min read

Fly.io: Global Application Deployment at the Edge

Fly.io deploys applications globally with automatic region selection and multi-region databases.

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Fly.io runs applications close to users worldwide. Deploy from Dockerfile or buildpacks. Automatic TLS and global load balancing. Multi-region databases with automatic replication.

Deployment Model

Applications run as Firecracker VMs. Scale horizontally across regions. Configure resource allocation per machine. Health checks manage traffic routing.

  • Deploy from Dockerfile with flyctl
  • Configure regions for your user base
  • Scale horizontally with machine counts
  • Use volumes for persistent storage
  • Configure custom domains with automatic TLS

Multi-Region Data

Fly Postgres replicates across regions. Read replicas reduce latency. Write forwarding maintains consistency. Choose regions matching your users.

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