The September Fly Changelog: New Names and Easier Updates

Summary

September’s Fly CLI changes focus on easier installation, updates, and Windows 10 use while also adding static-site deployment options and app-initialization controls. The installer still installs flyctl but now creates a symbolic link for fly, beginning a planned migration to fly as the CLI’s actual name; fly version update now downloads and installs the latest release. New hugo-static and staticplus builders support static websites, with hugo-static running a Hugo build before deployment and staticplus adding HTTPS redirection for custom domains, though staticplus is slated for retirement. Windows received PowerShell-based installation and updating, while fly init gained --overwrite and --nowrite for controlling fly.toml changes and supporting deployments under alternate app names recorded in fly.alias. The release also included DNS and domains command updates, Alpine avoidance for builtins, a Deno builder change removing the deps.ts requirement, and improved allocation displays.

Takeaways

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   fly version update automatically downloads and installs the latest Fly CLI version.

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   The hugo-static builder runs a Hugo build and deploys the results as a static website; staticplus adds HTTPS redirection for custom domains but is slated for retirement.

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   fly init --nowrite preserves the current fly.toml and records alternate app names in fly.alias, while --overwrite always replaces fly.toml.