Deploy Ruby on Rails
to Amazon Web Services (AWS) VMs.
Zero serverless limitations. Standardize your deployments across Amazon Web Services (AWS) virtual environments with direct root control, automated let's encrypt certificates, and managed DB options.
Deploying Ruby on Rails to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure
vxcloud simplifies container hosting on your own cloud. Rather than managing firewalls, web server configurations, and TLS renewal cron scripts, our deployment runner structures the underlying processes automatically.
Containerized Delivery
vxcloud compiles a production-grade Docker container for your Ruby on Rails application using minimal alpine images.
Automated HTTPS routing
Automatic certificate registration and auto-renewals securely bind client connections on port 443.
Link cloud DB nodes
Link database components directly inside Amazon Web Services (AWS). Connection configs flow straight into env structures.
Dynamic health probing
Redirect user requests only after container processes return a successful 200 state on target health paths.
Zero downtime updates
Rolling updates swap container nodes seamlessly, preventing service interruption during code changes.
Dedicated VPS compute
No request constraints or cold start delays. You retain 100% access to all CPU and memory resources.
Step-by-Step Deployment Commands
Follow these three commands to provision virtual server hardware and trigger a secure, containerized deployment.
# Create the virtual server using the CLI
vxcli vm create \
--name web-instance \
--cloud aws --region us-east-1 --instance-type t3.medium \
--key-pair-name PRODKEY1
# Save public IP address for deployment
export HOST_IP=<public-ip-from-output># Ensure you have a valid Gemfile in your root directory.
# Below is the typical Dockerfile compiled by our template runner:
FROM ruby:3.2-slim
WORKDIR /app
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential libpq-dev nodejs
COPY Gemfile Gemfile.lock ./
RUN bundle install --without development test
COPY . .
RUN bundle exec rails assets:precompile
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["bundle", "exec", "puma", "-C", "config/puma.rb"]# Trigger the container build and establish reverse proxy routes
vxcli deploy rails \
--source-dir ./ \
--app-name web-app \
--http-port 80 \
--app-port 3000 \
--env PORT=3000 \
--env DATABASE_URL=postgres://... \
--enable-ssl \
--domain app.example.com \
--ssl-email [email protected] \
--host $HOST_IP --ssh-user ubuntu --key-pair-name PRODKEY1
# app.example.com is now live with automated Let's Encrypt SSL.Production Best Practices Checklist
- Compiles assets and pre-packs assets during the container build pipeline.
- ActiveRecord migrations run automatically prior to routing client traffic.
- Easy support for Sidekiq worker processes running in background containers.
- Handles database connections and socket pools reliably under Puma supervision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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