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Platform as a ServiceWhat is Flynn?
Flynn lets you deploy apps with git push and containers. Developers can deploy any app to any cluster in seconds.
Flynn is a tool in the Platform as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Flynn goes beyond 12 factor apps. Run any Linux process written in any language or framework, even stateful apps on your own servers or any public cloud.Scaling or adding a new cluster is simple: just add more nodes. Everything is containerized, Flynn takes care of distributing work across the cluster.Flynn is 100% free and open source. Flynn works great out of the box, and since Flynn is modular and API-driven it's easy to modify and swap components to suit your needs.
Flynn Pros & Cons
Pros of Flynn
- ✓Free
- ✓Supports few types of containers:libvirt-lxc, docker
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓PostgreSQL HA
- ✓12-factor methodology
Cons of Flynn
No cons listed yet.
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