Selecting the correct deployment for you

When it comes to deploying your API, there are several options available, the most common of which are the following:

Bare-metal deployment: Direct installation on physical servers

Virtual server deployment: Direct installation on virtual servers

Container-based deployment: Using Docker or other container technologies

Kubernetes deployment: For complex, scalable deployments

Function as a Service (FaaS) deployment: Serverless deployment options

But what are the advantages and trade-offs of each option? Let’s explore them in more detail.

Bare metal

A bare-metal deployment is when you use real hardware to deploy your application, for example, a server in a data center.

Bare-metal deployments have a lot of advantages, especially when you have a small deployment or infrastructure:

• First, you remove many abstraction layers, such as container runtime or orchestration mechanisms, that introduce...