Cloud Deployment Strategies

You've built a fantastic FastAPI application. Now, how do you make it available to the world?

Deploying to the cloud means hosting your application on remote servers managed by a cloud provider (like AWS, Google Cloud, Heroku). This offers huge benefits:

• Scalability: Your app can handle more users automatically.
• Reliability: Less downtime, better performance.
• Reduced Management: Cloud providers handle much of the server maintenance.

When choosing a cloud strategy, you'll encounter different service models:

• PaaS (Platform as a Service): Provides a complete platform for running apps. You deploy code, the provider handles everything else (servers, OS, etc.). Example: Heroku
• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service): Gives you raw computing resources (virtual machines, networks). You manage the OS, runtime, and app. Example: AWS EC2
• Serverless: You only deploy code/containers, and the cloud provider fully manages scaling, servers, and infrastructure. You pay only for what you use. Example: Google Cloud Run