Fly.io

Fly.io works well for Docker-backed web and server apps that need long-running processes, regional placement, or a platform close to self-hosted Docker operations.

Create with Fly config

npm create better-fullstack@latest my-app -- \
  --frontend next \
  --backend hono \
  --runtime node \
  --database postgres \
  --orm drizzle \
  --web-deploy fly \
  --server-deploy fly

The generator emits Fly configuration and Dockerfiles for supported web and server templates.

Before deploying

• Create or attach production services such as Postgres outside the generated local Docker Compose setup.
• Set secrets with the Fly CLI or dashboard.
• Confirm the app port in generated config matches the service that should receive traffic.
• Run migrations against the production database before release.

Fly deployments are a good fit when your selected backend expects a persistent server process instead of only serverless functions.