https://github.com/superfly/litefs
Bonkers #sql from #flyio

#LaravelCloud just charged me $5 for an app with zero traffic and no hibernation. That’s it, I’m outtie.

There are many other competitors with a mature platform for PHP projects and better specs. Plus, their “Free” tier does well hiding the “+ usage” that is charged. If that’s how they play ball I’m not going back.

Inside the Mind of an Orchestration Architect: JP Phillips' Exit Interview

JP Phillips, a key architect behind Fly.io's orchestration system, shares his insights on cloud technologies, design choices, and the future of managed services in his exit interview. As he departs, h...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/inside-the-mind-of-an-orchestration-architect-jp-phillips-exit-interview

interesting article from #flyio about their bet big on #GPU infrastructure but discovering developers want #LLM APIs, not raw GPU access https://fly.io/blog/wrong-about-gpu/

It’s a bit sad to see one of the most respected #flyio engineers punching #elixirlang in the face a couple of times, but I appreciate the honesty and openness of the article. Respect.

https://fly.io/blog/the-exit-interview-jp/

Interesting reflection by @mrkurt about Fly.io's exploration of GPU-related services.

> At one point, we hex-edited the closed-source drivers to trick them into thinking our hypervisor was QEMU.

https://fly.io/blog/wrong-about-gpu/

The Hidden Costs of IPv4 Addresses: Navigating the Internet's Real Estate Market

As the demand for routable IPv4 addresses escalates, Fly.io's Kurt Mackey delves into the financial intricacies of managing these digital assets. This article unravels the complexities of IPv4 ownersh...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-hidden-costs-of-ipv4-addresses-navigating-the-internet-s-real-estate-market

Wrong about GPUs: Cloud hosting provider Fly discovers their customers don't want to lease GPUs
https://fly.io/blog/wrong-about-gpu/
#computing #hosting #cloud #flyio #gpu #llm #fly #ai #+

The Siren Call of SQLite: Navigating Server-Side Deployments

As developers explore innovative architectures, SQLite's role in server-side applications raises both excitement and caution. This piece delves into the implications of using SQLite in production envi...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-siren-call-of-sqlite-navigating-server-side-deployments

New rule: if something takes over 5 minutes to figure out, you should document it. I spent ~10 min figuring out how to SCP a file from a machine on fly.io. It takes extra time now, but your future self will thank you. Much easier than searching your bash history.

This quote from Fly.io's newsletter hits hard:

“To know it wasn't managed, you'd have to read the documentation, and for modern developers, documentation might as well be fine print.”

Doing up some interactive maps of #FlyIO and #TigrisData regions.

And, wow.... is Africa really offline or really underserved?

If teahouse takes off, I'm going to pay someone to implement orchestration for #FlyIO and #Tigris.

It's a lot simpler than other cloud platforms I've used, but it's still pretty easy to loose track of all the access tokens and service links you need.

Small TiL writeup on creating a subdomain of my website to a small project I created last night and deployed to fly.io

TiL: https://anoliphantneverforgets.com/til/2024-11-12-route53-to-fly-subdomain

i spent way to much time debugging the usage of #GoogleCloud SDKs in #flyio through #WorkloadIdentity.

ended up creating a little binary in #Go that can act as a proxy: https://www.frytg.digital/blog/2024-11-20-flyio-openid-token/ - maybe it helps someone

Deploying Nix builds on Fly.io

#nixos #nix #flyio

https://sekun.net/blog/deploying-nix-builds-on-fly-io/

Today in teahouse:

#FlyIO's managed consul appears to be busted, and community isn't helping, so I'm replacing Consul with Tigris S3 in cert handling.

Unfortunately, I discovered that Caddy s3proxy doesn't handle variables in the bucket name, so I need to write a patch for that.