Work in Dev Environments Globally with Fly.io

Merry Christmas! 🎄 While everyone's unwrapping presents under their trees, we're continuing Launch Week #4 with our own special gift to the developer community. Today's announcement brings some holiday magic to your development workflow.

After bringing you AWS, DigitalOcean, Azure, and GCP support, we're introducing Fly.io support in Daytona, enabling developers to deploy workspaces on Fly.io's global infrastructure.

This integration brings edge-computing capabilities to your development environments, allowing you to run remote workspaces closer to you, no matter where you are.

What is the Fly Provider?

The Fly Provider allows Daytona to create workspace projects on Fly Machines - Fly.io's VM infrastructure. This integration leverages Fly.io's globally distributed platform, bringing your development environments closer to you and enabling you to scale your workspaces as needed.

Key Features

Flexible Configuration Options:

1Property    Type    Required    Default        Description
2AuthToken   String  Yes        -              Fly.io API token
3OrgSlug     String  Yes        -              Organization name
4Region      String  No         Nearest        Deployment region
5DiskSize    String  No         10             Storage in GB
6Size        String  No         shared-cpu-4x  Machine size

Getting Started:

1. Install the Fly Provider:

1daytona provider install
2> fly-provider

1. Set up your target:

1daytona target set

1. Configure your Fly.io credentials:

• Enter your Fly.io authentication token

• Specify your organization slug

• Choose your preferred region (optional)

• Configure resources (disk size, machine size)

Benefits

• Simple Configuration: Quick setup with minimal configuration

• Global Reach: Deploy workspaces in any of Fly.io's global regions

• Performance: Low-latency access from anywhere in the world

• Cost-Effective: Pay only for the resources you use

• Scalability: Easily scale resources up or down

• Flexibility: Choose from various machine sizes and configurations

Resource Options

• Multiple machine sizes available (see Fly.io pricing)

• Customizable disk sizes

• Regional deployment options

• Organization-level management

For detailed configuration options and setup instructions, visit our documentation.

What Makes Fly.io Provider Special?

The Fly Provider brings unique advantages to Daytona users:

• Global infrastructure without the complexity of major cloud providers

• Simple pricing model

• Fast deployment times

Looking Forward

As Fly.io continues to expand its global presence and capabilities, Daytona users will automatically benefit from these improvements through the Fly Provider.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's announcement as Launch Week #4 continues with more exciting features!