Appkata - Example Apps on Fly

Summary

Appkata introduces four example backend apps for Fly, intended to show how to deploy common services while learning the platform’s deployment patterns. The examples cover Redis as a customizable, volume-backed key/value database; MinIO as a single-node, S3-compatible object store exposed through Fly’s TLS edge connections; Gogs as a private Git server using SQLite3 and Fly volumes; and Mosquitto as an MQTT broker with TLS, username/password authentication, and volume-backed message persistence. The examples emphasize adapting existing Docker images, attaching persistent storage, and exposing services securely. The post presents these as an initial set that will expand over the following weeks, alongside a Fly Community site for questions and guidance.

Takeaways

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   The Redis example customizes an existing Docker image and uses Fly Volumes so the database can restart and recover with persistent storage.

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   The MinIO example deploys a single-node S3-compatible object store with an attached persistent volume and access through Fly’s TLS edge connections.

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   The Mosquitto example provides TLS-encrypted MQTT connections, username/password authentication, and volume-backed persistence for messages.