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Deployment

This guide walks through deploying Krakend, a high-performance open-source API Gateway, on Fly.io at no cost.

Prerequisites​

  • A Fly.io account
  • Flyctl command-line tool installed
  • Krakend configuration files ready

Steps​

1. Prepare Krakend Configuration​

Ensure your Krakend configuration is ready and the necessary files are in the configs directory.

2. cd to krakenD​

cd krakend

3. Initialize Fly.io Application​

Login to Fly.io and create a new application:

flyctl auth login
flyctl launch

4. Destroy Previous Instance (If needed)​

If an old version exists, remove it:

fly apps destroy krakend

Confirm with your application name when prompted.

5. Deploy the New Image​

Deploy your new Docker image to Fly.io:

flyctl deploy

6. Verify Deployment​

Ensure the deployment was successful and the application is running:

flyctl status

7. Accessing Logs​

To check logs for debugging:

flyctl logs

8. Additional Management​

For direct console access:

flyctl ssh console -C /bin/sh