Deployment - Ignyx
Description: Ignite your API. Built in Rust, runs in Python.

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# Deployment

Deploying an Ignyx application is straightforward because it doesn't require an external ASGI server like Uvicorn or Gunicorn. Ignyx handles its own concurrency using its high-performance Rust core powered by the Tokio runtime.

## Overview

When you run an Ignyx application, you are starting a high-performance HTTP server that manages its own threads and event loops. You simply run your Python script, and it listens on the specified port.

## Docker

Using Docker is the recommended way to deploy Ignyx for production. Here is a multi-stage build example that keeps the image small.

    # Use a lightweight Python base
    FROM python:3.12-slim

    # Set environment variables
    ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
    ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1

    # Set work directory
    WORKDIR /app

    # Install dependencies (ignyx requires a rust toolchain for install if not using a wheel)
    # but for a production image, we usually install from pypi
    RUN pip install --no-cache-dir ignyx pydantic

    # Copy project files
    COPY . .

    # Expose port
    EXPOSE 8000

    # Run the application
    CMD ["python", "main.py"]

## systemd (Linux)

You can run Ignyx as a background service on a Linux server using systemd.

Create `/etc/systemd/system/ignyx-app.service`:

    [Unit]
    Description=Ignyx API Application
    After=network.target

    [Service]
    User=www-data
    Group=www-data
    WorkingDirectory=/var/www/my-app
    Environment="PYTHONPATH=/var/www/my-app"
    ExecStart=/var/www/my-app/venv/bin/python main.py
    Restart=always

    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then enable and start it:

    sudo systemctl enable ignyx-app
    sudo systemctl start ignyx-app

## Cloud Deployment

Because Ignyx is a standard Python application that listens on a port, it works flawlessly on all modern cloud platforms.

### Railway / Render / Fly.io

Simply connect your GitHub repository. These platforms will detect your `requirements.txt` or `pyproject.toml`, install Ignyx, and run your start command (e.g., `python main.py`).

## No Uvicorn Needed

Development and production deployment of Ignyx are identical.

fastapi_app.py: `uvicorn app:app` (requires external process)

ignyx_app.py: `python app.py` (server is built-in)

The Rust core handles high-concurrency request parsing and dispatching far more efficiently than standard Python-based ASGI servers.