Fleet Deployment Guide

This guide outlines the services configured in the Render blueprint for deploying the Fleet system, which includes a web service, a MySQL database, and a Redis server.

Services Overview

1. Fleet Web Service

Type: Web
Runtime: Image
Image: fleetdm/fleet:latest
Description: Main web service running the Fleet application, which is deployed using the latest Fleet Docker image. Configured to prepare the database before deployment.
Health Check Path: /healthz
Environment Variables: Connects to MySQL and Redis using service-bound environment variables.

2. Fleet MySQL Database

Type: Private Service (pserv)
Runtime: Docker
Repository: MySQL Example on Render
Disk: 10 GB mounted at /var/lib/mysql
Description: MySQL database used by the Fleet web service. Environment variables for database credentials are managed within the service and some are automatically generated.

3. Fleet Redis Service

Type: Private Service (pserv)
Runtime: Image
Repository: Redis Docker image
Description: Redis service for caching and other in-memory data storage needs of the Fleet web service.

Deployment Guide

Prerequisites

You need an account on Render.
Familiarity with Render's dashboard and deployment concepts.

Steps to Deploy

Click the deploy on render button or import the blueprint from the Render service deployment dashboard.

Post-Deployment

Navigate to the generated URL and run through the initial setup. If you have a license key you can add it post-deploy as an environment variable FLEET_LICENSE_KEY=value in the Fleet service configuration.

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