zimt28
I’ve been looking for a simple way to deploy my apps for quite some time now – I like coding but don’t want to manage servers, complex container orchestration, certificates, etc.
I just found Render, a really nice platform which takes all that hassle from you and makes deployment dead simple. It looks like they’re quite new and just left an invite-only phase, also their docs don’t cover everything yet, but they support Elixir and it works perfectly well.
The only thing I don’t like is that it’s not possible yet to select the hosting region - everything is being hosted in the U.S. Other regions will follow I guess, as well as disk and object storage.
As it hasn’t been shared on the forums yet, I just thought I’d do it 
Here’s the guide for Phoenix deployments: Deploy a Phoenix App with Distillery – Render Docs
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anuragg
Thanks for sharing @zimt28!
Everyone: I’m the founder/CEO of Render. We’re just getting started and would love to get feedback on how we can make Render better for Elixir users. More geo regions are certainly on the way!
jamilabreu
Since Render seems to be more general purpose (lots of languages), interested to hear how it compares to Gigalixir (Elixir-focused) for Phoenix apps
cc: @jesse
jesse
Hey @jamilabreu, I’ve been meaning to give render a try, but haven’t yet so I’m not sure I can really compare and contrast at the moment. I’ve chatted with @anuragg in the past, though, and it sounds like they’re doing some really cool stuff!
anuragg
Gigalixir is a better choice if you want EPMD clustering support. We’re working on making this possible on Render. I’ll post here when it’s ready!
anuragg
FYI: Render now supports Elixir 1.9 and clustering. We’re going to update our guides for
mixreleases shortly and I’ll post here when we do.anuragg
Deploying Phoenix with Mix Releases is now available!
Up next: clustering with Mix releases.
anuragg
Update: our Elixir clustering guide is now available.
jamilabreu
Nice! Checking it out now
btw - does Render support hot upgrades?
BrightEyesDavid
@anuragg, any news on other regions? I’m primarily interested in hosting in the UK. Thanks.
stefanluptak
Check this: EU Region | Feature Requests | Render
The whole feedback.render.com is very useful.