How Fly.io Uses Nomad

The article features an exit interview with JP Phillips, a key member of the Fly. io engineering team, who reflects on his four years at the company.

The article discusses the complexities and solutions involved in migrating stateful applications on Fly.

Fly. io introduces Fly Kubernetes (FKS), a new implementation of Kubernetes that runs on its platform, allowing users to leverage Kubernetes tooling while benefiting from Fly. io's infrastructure.

The article discusses the evolution of Fly. io's scheduling system, detailing the transition from traditional orchestrators like Kubernetes and Nomad to a custom-built solution called flyd.

Fly Machines is an API developed by Fly. io that allows for the rapid booting of virtual machines (VMs) in approximately 300 milliseconds.

The article discusses the challenges and strategies of using Consul for service discovery at Fly. io, highlighting the complexities of maintaining consistency across a global infrastructure.

The article discusses Fly. io's implementation of Prometheus metrics for monitoring applications running on their platform.

The article discusses the introduction of persistent storage and fast remote builds on the Fly platform, highlighting the evolution from ephemeral micro-VMs to a more flexible storage solution.