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

3 points by ollieco 9y ago ↗ HN

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?

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sanswork 9y ago ↗

It really depends on what the webapp is developed in.

ollieco 9y ago ↗

It is written in Go (Golang).

sanswork 9y ago ↗

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

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dsy_oi 9y ago ↗

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

pocketgophers 9y ago ↗

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...