Automating Flask applications deployments using Ansible, Gunicorn and Nginx
In this article we will explore the purposes, the tools and the steps necessary to automate the deployment of flask web applications using Ansible.
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Why it might be a good idea to automate your deployment processes
The value of deployment automation may vary depending on the size, complexity or volume of your processess but here are some key bennefits that automated deplyments can bring whether you are a regular user or a big business or organization:
- Faster deployments: once you have your automated deploying process set up, it can be performed in seconds. This might be quite handy either if you are making changes to your application, deploying to a new server or restoring your network services after a crash.
- Minimizing errors: deployments involve multiple steps, when doing it manually essential steps can be missed and small mistakes might be overlooked. Once your deployment automation has been correctly configured the proccess is set and you can rely on it to aways work the same way
- Scalability: If you are working with a single application, without continuous update releases and only one server, deploying i