piku

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· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

CLI for managing app deploys. Can be as simple as pushing to Git which triggers a build & deploy. Uses runtime specific virtual environments e.g. virtualenv for Python, separate GOPATH for Go. Uses a Procfile to manage multiple processes. Configure environment variables, virtual hosts, and SSL. Works cross-platform. Really small codebase so it’s easy to understand.

Tradeoffs

Requires Python on the deploying host rather than being built as a static binary. Doesn’t support everything - currently Python, Node, Clojure, Java, Go, Ruby.

Is piku a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-06-20. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers managing app deploys should consider this tool

Why consider it

It allows for simple deployment by pushing to Git which triggers a build and deploy

Keep in mind

It has limited language support

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