Deployment solution¶
- Status: 🟢accepted
- Author: Maxime Sraiki
- Date created: 2020-12-18
Context and Problem Statement¶
This analysis has been done in 2020, when we started redesigning Geotrek-rando globally, to choose the right technology.
We needed to have an easy way to deploy this server for it to be runnable on the most various environments.
Decision Drivers sorted by priority¶
- Easily installable and runnable on various environments
- Easily deployed
- Maintainable
Considered Options¶
- Ubuntu packages & Personal Private Archive (PPA)
- Provisioning via ansible + deployment via github or shipit
- Docker
Decision Outcome¶
Chosen option: "NextJS server side rendering solution for React".
Evaluation of the Options (from 1:❌KO to 5:✅Excellent)¶
| Ubuntu packages & Personal Private Archive (PPA) | Provisioning via ansible + deployment via github or shipit | Docker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easily installable and runnable on various environments | 3 | 5 ✅ | 5 ✅ |
| Easily deployed | 3 | 4 | 5 ✅ |
| Maintainable | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Total Score | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Pros and Cons of the Options¶
Ubuntu packages & Personal Private Archive (PPA)¶
- Very easily installable on ubuntu machines
Provisioning via ansible + deployment via github or shipit¶
- Deployable on every platform
Docker¶
- Deployable on every platform
- Easy to deploy
- Modern technology where the market skills are heading