Flyio

Platform for running full-stack applications and databases close to users worldwide. Uses hardware-virtualized Fly Machines that launch quickly and scale on demand, with built-in private networking and deployment across multiple regions.

Fly.io is SOC2 Type 2 attested and built on a memory-safe Rust and Go stack. It differentiates from traditional cloud providers by running workloads in 18 regions from Sydney to São Paulo with sub-100ms response times, while supporting clustered databases like CockroachDB and globally distributed Postgres without requiring Terraform.

Key capabilities:

• Fly Machines: hardware-virtualized containers that start fast enough for HTTP requests and scale to tens of thousands of instances
• Deployment in 18 regions with automatic routing and end-to-end encryption
• Managed Postgres, NVMe volumes, and durable object storage
• Docker-based deployment via flyctl CLI, with guides for Phoenix, Rails, Django, Laravel, Go, Rust, and JavaScript
• Fly Volumes for persistent data and Fly GPUs for accelerated workloads

Builders use Fly.io to deploy web apps and APIs with low latency worldwide, run distributed databases and RPC systems like Elixir FLAME, and host AI agents or sandboxed workloads on dedicated VMs. The platform suits teams that want edge deployment without cloud complexity.