Howdy Product Hunt! It's been a while since I introduced a new product to this community. I want to break that today 😊
I recently came across Defang from a friend on Twitter, and when I spoke to the founders, I quickly realized that they are building something cool that builders can benefit from and I'm all for products that empower builders to build. These guys are on a mission to help developers build and move fast 💨 🚀
Defang lets you develop, deploy and debug cloud apps in minutes and I'm sure y'all will love the tools they are building!
Both Prakash and Lio will be hanging out here so let them know if you have any feedback or ideas on how they can improve! Comment below 👇🏼
👋 Hi Product Hunt! I'm Lio, co-founder and CTO of Defang. Huge thanks to @5harath for hunting us.
Me and my colleagues have been building cloud applications since the beginning of the cloud back in ~2010. I've done so in big companies and in startups, and each time I've seen teams struggle with production-quality cloud deployments. That's why we've decided to spend time on building Defang: a tool that makes this easier.
You can try it out Defang with our "1-Click Deploy" by browsing our samples at https://defang.io/#samples and deploying right from the homepage. You can then check the progress in our developer portal at https://portal.defang.dev/ Use your Github account to log in.
To install the Defang CLI, check the installations instructions on the homepage https://defang.io/#install . You can install using Winget, NPM, Nix, curl.io or Homebrew.
To create a new project, run `defang generate`, which lets you start from a language prompt or browse our 60+ samples right from the CLI. If you already use Docker Compose, Defang can likely deploy your project as-is!
To deploy the project to the cloud, try `defang compose up` to deploy your project. You can deploy to our free Playground, which is our testing environment, or to your own AWS, GCP, or DigitalOcean account. Under the covers, Defang will write all the Pulumi code for you!
If something goes wrong during deployment, the AI-debugger kicks in automatically and gives you recommendations to address the issues. We use the OpenAI Assistants API and wrote an agent that gathers the files and logs that are needed to analyze the problem.
Let us know what you think of Defang! Reach out to us here, or in Discord.
@5harath@lio_lunesu Congratulations on the launch Lio! Cloud deployments cover a broad spectrum, so I’m curious that does defang offer distinct advantages for specific use cases, such as microservices, multi-cloud environments, or enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines? Additionally, how does defang ensure smooth integration with existing cloud infrastructure for teams transitioning from traditional deployment methods? Best of luck as you continue to scale!
@5harath@tonyabracadabra In essence, Defang is the tool that takes care of your Infrastructure "as code": you give it a Docker Compose and it will "map" that project onto the target cloud, whether that's AWS, GCP or DigitalOcean, or all of the above! You'd typically use it *in* your CI/CD, for example we ourselves use it in GitHub Actions. You can also run it from your shell, of course.
For a team that already has a lot of infra, they can use Defang for their test deployments, fine-tuning their Docker Compose for both local testing and sandbox deployments. They can also start using Defang for new services, which can rely on the existing infra, such as DB or buckets. Finally, we have a Defang Pulumi Provider in preview, so if you already use Pulumi for your infra, you can extend it seamlessly with the Pulumi DefangService resource, which gives you a Compose-like service declaration.
This is awesome. Definitely going to ship more often because of this now. Great work team.
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Incredible product. Defang makes it 1000x more fun to *actually* build my endless list of ideas and not worry about how to deploy them. Streamlining developers’ work is single-handedly the most powerful and effective way to build better products, and Defang truly solves this problem of cohesively managing your deployments and infra. I hope this gets launched in college computer science curriculums, and becomes the lingua franca amongst startups.
Huge shoutout to Lio and the team! Well done.
Defang.io is a fantastic tool for anyone looking to simplify the transition from Docker Compose to scalable cloud deployments. Especially good to help prototype and r&d new features as it makes things significanly easier in terms of set up, you only really need to worry about configurtion. The intuitive CLI makes the process so much easier, saving time and effort while working with your favorite cloud platforms. With certifications and partnerships with AWS and Google Cloud, it’s clear the team has prioritized reliability and performance. This is a must-try for developers wanting to streamline their cloud workflows!
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This looks great, well done to everyone on the Defang team :)
Congrats on the launch! Defang really does make it radically simpler to develop, deploy, and debug cloud applications!!
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Saw first-hand how Defang makes it super easy to deploy to the cloud. Congrats on the launch.
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Congratulations @lio_lunesu and team.
I have been using defang for a few months now. I am no deployment expert, but the ease to use defang and quickly deploy my container to the cloud of choice with one command keeps me loyal to use it more.
You should give it a go. The defang playground is also a lot of fun to play with.
@vinay_samtani1 I appreciate the kind words! I'll make sure Defang grows with your project.
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I have been working in the Vancouver tech scene for the last few years and this local grown platform really excites me!
I have meet with the team and they are passionate about creating a product that takes the pain out of deploying services to cloud infrastructure, especially llms.
I encourage you to check their services out!
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