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SE Radio 621: Xe Iaso on Fly.io

Jun 19, 2024
Xe Iaso from Fly.io talks about hosting apps globally, Anycast, Wireguard for encryption, custom load balancing with fly-proxy, serving EU customers, using firecracker and cloud hypervisor micro VMs, differences between VMs, challenges with providing GPUs, Kubernetes usage, and abuse management on the platform.
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Quick takeaways

  • Fly.io utilizes BGP Anycasting for intelligent load balancing across 35 data centers.
  • Fly.io leverages Firecracker MicroVMs for efficient and secure application deployment globally.

Deep dives

Understanding Fly.io's Infrastructure

Fly.io allows you to run your app as containers across 35 data centers using one command, simplifying deployment. One key feature is BGP Anycasting, which utilizes the entire internet as a load balancer to intelligently route traffic. Private networking powered by WireGuard ensures encrypted internal traffic across regions without egress charges.

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