[talk] Quickly Deploying NodeJS Applications using Dokku

singhpratyush commented 4 years ago

Talk Name

Quickly Deploying NodeJS Applications using Dokku

Description

Dokku is

the smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen.

It allows developers to manage the lifecycle of their applications with great ease, running on any server of their choice.

In this session, I plan to talk about advantages, how-to's and limitations of Dokku; backing it up with an end-to-end deployment of a NodeJS app using it. During the process, I will demonstrate how to work with logs, networking, scaling, upgrading and health-checking for the application.

Topics

Introduction to Dokku
Overview of the pre-written NodeJS app we will deploy
Configuring Secrets and Plugins
SSL and Networking for deployment
Handling process scaling
Logs and Health Checks
Limitations of Dokku

Duration

60 minutes.

Pre-requisite

Basic understanding of Express, PostgreSQL and GIT.
A little idea about SSL, NGINX and Docker container.

Location

Delhi.

About

My name is Pratyush Singh and I'm working on Hapramp Studio. You can find me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

plug-n-play commented 4 years ago

Thanks @singhpratyush - this would be a great talk. This is a perfect IMHO.

However, please explore the possibility of converting this into an extended workshop - 2-3 hours. In my experience, the audience learn more in an extended workshop. This is totally optional and can be taken forward as is too.

We will get back on when can this talk be lined up.

singhpratyush commented 4 years ago

Hi @plug-n-play,

An extended workshop would work too, and I agree it would be more beneficial for the attendees.

But here are a few points I feel a little iffy about -

I was planning to use an EC2 instance to demonstrate during the talk. Having a group of people to launch EC2 instance in 2-3 hours would not be possible. Asking people to install Dokku locally also seems complex because not everyone would be having a Linux distro.
The internet requirements can be trouble - we would be pulling heavy Docker images among other things during the installation process itself.

Please let me know if there any suggestions on how to tackle these issues. Thanks

ashokdey commented 4 years ago

@singhpratyush Thanks for the proposal, I would request you to layout the topics as others have done in #13 and #11

Also, let us know whether you will be using a ready-made Node.js API or will create it from scratch?
More description will help us to review it better.

plug-n-play commented 4 years ago

@singhpratyush - All your concerns are valid. Your call on how you want to drive it.

Just add more details to the proposal as requested by Ashok above. Thanks.

singhpratyush commented 4 years ago

Hey @ashokdey. I have updated the description with the information you mentioned.

Sorry for the late response.

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