November 2020 Summaries

In November 2020, Fly introduced more example applications and enhancements to its command line interface. These include Gogs, MQTT, MinIO's S3 compatible object storage, Node-RED, Redis with TLS support, and Redis without TLS. The platform also added an import command for secrets in bulk and various other improvements such as more options in the fly list apps command, JSON output to assist developers building automation, and a Deno builtin now supporting a Version setting. Additionally, there were updates to Firecracker virtual machines and bug fixes across the Fly Platform and Web.

Dj Walker-Morgan has introduced two new additions to the Appkata collection of example apps, a secured Redis and Node-RED. The secured Redis uses mkcert for easy creation of TLS certificates, while Node-RED is a GUI flow programming environment built on top of Node with a vast library of modules for connecting various applications like MQTT, Redis, Graphana, etc. Both apps are covered in new Appkata guides and can be discussed in the Fly Community at community.fly.io, which also offers single sign-on between Fly and the community site for easy participation.

The text introduces four example apps for building modern applications using Fly, an application platform that helps developers deploy their apps quickly and efficiently. These apps include Redis, a fast key/value database; MinIO, an S3-compatible object store; Gogs, a private Git server with issue tracker and web hooks; and MQTT, a messaging protocol for apps and devices. The text also encourages users to explore the Fly community site for discussions, tips, and support in deploying their applications on Fly.