Rails Deployment with Kamal
Sean Carroll • Geneva, Switzerland • Talk

Date: November 13, 2024
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Sean Carroll (GitLab) will present Kamal, a versatile deployment tool originally built for Ruby on Rails, now adaptable to any containerized web app. Kamal enables zero-downtime deploys, rolling restarts, remote builds, and accessory service management with Docker, making production deployments seamless. Unlike commercial platforms like Heroku, Fly.io, or hosted Kubernetes, Kamal focuses on portability and freedom—allowing users to deploy across various clouds or even their own hardware. It's designed to simplify deployment while avoiding vendor lock-in, providing a modern alternative to tools like Capistrano, Kubernetes, and Docker Swarm.

Geneva.rb November 2024