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I really really wanted to like and recommend fly.io but I wouldn't risk deploying anything more than a side project to tinker with, given how many random issues

I really really wanted to like and recommend fly.io but I wouldn't risk deploying anything more than a side project to tinker with, given how many random issues I encountered in a relatively short development time. It was a simple Phoenix app which made me wonder "am I doing things totally wrong?" quite a few times, after exhausting all info sources. But when I tried the same process the next day, it would deploy just fine. Plus the outages that appear to be getting more frequent don't make me optimistic. At least they're transparent about their issues, gotta give them that. I still kinda root for them, maybe they'll make a comeback.

mrcwinn 4y ago
Same. I’m so disappointed because I’ve been rooting for them. We were close to a major deployment/migration (well, major as is mid four figures per month, not major like Google) but they were removed from the decision set. It would not have been responsible to bet on them at this time. I hope they get this sorted - they’re really good folks!
- mrkurt 4y ago
  Thank you! I'm both sorry it didn't work out (because $$$$) and also glad we didn't create any agony for you. Someday, we hope to create mild irritation for you, though, if we can.
  - atonse 4y ago
    I am feeling similarly. We’ve got a few apps in fly and have convinced devs to use it for their side projects. We’re excited about the promise of fly and were considering the HIPAA plan. But these stability issues actually make me more nervous about the fact that I’d have to manage my own postgres cluster and have to learn how to recover it in such an event. AWS RDS has made me soft! Wishing you guys the best. We’ll still use fly for QA until a few of these issues are sorted out. And until there’s fully managed pg (first party or third party)
    - mrkurt 4y ago
      I appreciate that. I think we'll be in a really good spot in ~60 days.
  - mrcwinn 4y ago
    Thanks for replying and saying that.

mrcwinn 4y ago

Same. I’m so disappointed because I’ve been rooting for them. We were close to a major deployment/migration (well, major as is mid four figures per month, not major like Google) but they were removed from the decision set. It would not have been responsible to bet on them at this time. I hope they get this sorted - they’re really good folks!

mrkurt 4y ago
Thank you! I'm both sorry it didn't work out (because $$$$) and also glad we didn't create any agony for you. Someday, we hope to create mild irritation for you, though, if we can.
- atonse 4y ago
  I am feeling similarly. We’ve got a few apps in fly and have convinced devs to use it for their side projects. We’re excited about the promise of fly and were considering the HIPAA plan. But these stability issues actually make me more nervous about the fact that I’d have to manage my own postgres cluster and have to learn how to recover it in such an event. AWS RDS has made me soft! Wishing you guys the best. We’ll still use fly for QA until a few of these issues are sorted out. And until there’s fully managed pg (first party or third party)
  - mrkurt 4y ago
    I appreciate that. I think we'll be in a really good spot in ~60 days.
- mrcwinn 4y ago
  Thanks for replying and saying that.