Gigalixir: A PaaS for Elixir Apps
The only platform built to unlock the full power of Elixir and Phoenix, while providing a high-performance, buildpack-driven home for all your production applications.
Gigalixir: A PaaS for Elixir Apps launched on July 6, 2017 with 12 votes, #837 of 2,972 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
Gigalixir is a platform designed specifically for deploying and running Elixir and Phoenix applications in production. It provides built-in support for distributed clustering, remote console access, and production monitoring without requiring additional configuration. The platform handles high-volume Phoenix websocket connections and preserves application state across restarts, while enabling features like global cron jobs and Phoenix channels to work without external dependencies.
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From the sources
The only platform built to unlock the full power of Elixir and Phoenix, while providing a high-performance, buildpack-driven home for all your production applications. Distributed clustering, Remote Console, and production observer without extra configuration. We ensure the unique features that make Elixir great, like global cron jobs and Phoenix channels without Redis, work perfectly out of the box. Handle over two million simultaneous Phoenix websocket connections on a single node without connection caps. Eliminate daily restarts that wipe your GenServer state or ETS cache, and maintain full control with complete SSH access to your environment. Reduce your bill by replacing Redis,…from gigalixir.com
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