Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#1

Post by ollieco » Tue, May 30, 2017, 8:17 AM UTC

I am a looking to deploy a small web application to a VPS that I bought.

I was hoping to learn a bit about devops in the process (instead of relying on a PaaS like Heroku) but the ecosystem seems overwhelming. There seems to be a large number of moving parts - Docker, Kubernetes etc.

What are some of the simpler options to deploy web apps to a VPS?

Re: Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#2

Post by sanswork » Tue, May 30, 2017, 8:20 AM UTC

It really depends on what the webapp is developed in.

Re: Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#3

Post by ollieco » Tue, May 30, 2017, 8:24 AM UTC

sanswork wrote: post #2

It really depends on what the webapp is developed in.

It is written in Go (Golang).

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Re: Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#5

Post by dsy_oi » Tue, May 30, 2017, 9:18 AM UTC

I think you should use dokku[1], which is the simplest if you want to deploy on a VPS. Kubernetes, ECS are multi-node solutions and may not be ideal for you now.

[1]: https://github.com/dokku/dokku

Re: Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#6

Post by pocketgophers » Tue, May 30, 2017, 9:34 AM UTC

My site, https://pocketgophers.com, is written in Go and deployed on a single VPS. I described my setup at https://forum.golangbridge.org/t/best-go-dev-deployment-envi...

Re: Ask HN: Deploying a web app to a VPS in 2017

#7

Post by sanswork » Tue, May 30, 2017, 9:33 PM UTC

ollieco wrote: post #3

sanswork wrote: post #2

It really depends on what the webapp is developed in.

It is written in Go (Golang).

stick the executible on the server with nginx in front of it for the easiest setup.