Deploying Elixir Phoenix Applications with Horizon on FreeBSD

In this episode, Jim Freeze shares insights from his experience in the Elixir community and the development of the Horizon deployment library. He emphasizes the need for simplicity and cost-effectiveness in deploying Elixir applications, particularly using FreeBSD. Horizon aims to minimize external dependencies while ensuring fault tolerance and efficiency. Jim contrasts Horizon with existing deployment tools like Fly, Terraform, and Ansible, highlighting its low cognitive load and adaptability, which are beneficial for developers. He advocates for a deeper understanding of deployment stacks, the advantages of FreeBSD, and the significance of community collaboration in open-source projects. Future potential features for Horizon include PKI support and serverless capabilities.