Deploying Rails with Docker, Kubernetes and ECS

This concise teaches you how to use the power of Docker and Kubernetes to deploy your Rails applications easily and efficiently. Docker and Kubernetes are increasing in popularity every day, but what if you want to leverage their benefits for your Rails application? This is the book you need.

Deploying Rails with Docker, Kubernetes and ECS shows you how to set up the project, push it to DockerHub, manage services and set up an efficient continuous integration environment. Every concept is clearly explained alongside a full Ruby on Rails application deployment. You’ll also learn how to deploy via Docker using Amazon EC2 Container Service.

What You Will Learn

• How to create a Rails API application using Rails 5 and PostgreSQL, and Dockerize it
• How to write and test templates to run the application with Kubernetes
• How to create a Kubernetes cluster in Amazon Web Services and run your
• How to inspect and troubleshoot problems in the cluster
• How to automatize the the whole deployment process with Jenkins

Who This Book Is For

This book is for anyone who wants to understand how to effectively deploy a Rails application using Docker and Kubernetes. You will need to understand Rails and have basic knowledge of what Docker and Kubernetes are used for.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Development
Chapter 2: Setting Up Tools for Production
Chapter 3: Kubernetes
Chapter 4: Amazon EC2 Container Service
Chapter 5: Continuous Integration