Flightcontrol Tips
We’ve collected many of the tips and tricks that we’ve learned for deploying your applications with Flightcontrol effectively.
Many of these are specific to Flightcontrol or Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a platform, but some are more general and can be applied to any cloud development project.
If you’ve found a tip you think everyone else should know, drop it in our Discord channel and we’ll add it here!
Cloud and AWS Tips
| Tip | Description |
|---|---|
| Using Object Storage | Use Object Storage (like S3) instead of a local file system for storing files |
| Using AWS CloudWatch Log Groups | Use CloudWatch Log Groups to tail your application logs |
Nixpacks Tips
| Tip | Description |
|---|---|
| Speeding up Nixpacks Builds | By only including some files in the install phase, you can reuse steps in your build process for increased speed and less bandwidth |
Deployment Tips
| Tip | Description |
|---|---|
| Deploying Puppeteer on AWS Fargate | Puppeteer requires a few options for running on AWS Fargate (with or without Flightcontrol) |