Fly.io Has a Free Application Platform — Deploy Docker Apps to Edge Locations Worldwide

Fly.io is an application platform that runs Docker containers on servers around the world — your app runs close to your users. What You Get for Free (Free Tier) 3 shared VMs — enough for small apps 256MB RAM — per VM 3GB storage — persistent volumes 160GB bandwidth — outbound transfer Automatic SSL — HTTPS on custom domains Global deployment — 35+ regions worldwide Fly Machines — fast-booting VMs (300ms cold start) Private networking — WireGuard mesh between apps Fly Postgres — managed PostgreSQL Quick Start brew install flyctl fly auth signup fly launch # detects your app, creates Dockerfile if needed fly deploy # deploys globally # fly.toml [build] dockerfile = "Dockerfile" [http_service] internal_port = 3000 force_https = true [[vm]] memory = "256mb" cpu_kind = "shared" Why Developers Switch from Vercel/Railway Vercel is for Next.js only, Railway's free tier is limited: Any Docker app — not locked to one framework Edge deployment — run in 35+ regions, not just US Persistent storage