Fly.io
Run full-stack apps on lightweight VMs at the edge. Deploy via flyctl, scale across regions, attach Postgres and Redis. Pay-as-you-go pricing.
Fly.io runs your app as Firecracker microVMs across a global network of regions. You deploy via flyctl and a Dockerfile (or Nixpacks), and Fly schedules instances close to your users. It is the easiest way to run a stateful long-running process or a backend that needs persistent volumes, websockets, and global reach. Compared to traditional PaaS, Fly is closer to bare metal: more control, more responsibility. Pricing is consumption-based with a small free allowance.
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