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Deploying Rails with Docker, Kubernetes and ECS

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Overview

  • First book on the market that teaches Rails on Docker, Kubernetes and ECS

  • Short, concise, and easy to follow, with a fully working Ruby on Rails app example

  • Written by a developer who has tested the methods extensively in real-world application development

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About this book

Learn how to use the power of Docker and Kubernetes to deploy your Rails applications easily and efficiently. 


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.



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 quick guide you need.

What You Will Learn



  • Create a Rails API application using Rails 5 and PostgreSQL, and Dockerize it
  • Write and test templates to run the application with Kubernetes
  • Create a Kubernetes cluster in Amazon Web Services and run your
  • Inspect and troubleshoot problems in the cluster
  • 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.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Providencia, Chile

    Pablo Acuña

About the author

Pablo Acuña is a software engineer from the south of Chile. He specializes in Ruby on Rails applications and containerized systems. He holds a computer engineering degree from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa Maria in Valparaíso, Chile and currently works as a Lead Developer at ArchDaily—the world's most visited architecture website.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Deploying Rails with Docker, Kubernetes and ECS

  • Authors: Pablo Acuña

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2415-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Pablo Acuña 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2414-4Published: 20 December 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2415-1Published: 19 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 127

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Open Source

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