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gleam-deploy

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Build and deploy Gleam applications — erlang-shipment, version detection, and Dockerfile patterns. Use when deploying a Gleam project, or when gleam.toml is detected.

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Gleam Deployment

Detection

Project is Gleam if gleam.toml exists in the root.

Versions

Gleam and Erlang default to latest. Override via mise.toml or .tool-versions.

Erlang available in both build and runtime; Gleam only during build.

Build

Build Process

  1. Install Gleam and Erlang
  2. Export: gleam export erlang-shipment
  3. Output: ./build/erlang-shipment/

Start Command

./build/erlang-shipment/entrypoint.sh run

Source tree not included in final container by default.

Install Stage Optimization

Copy in order:

  • gleam.toml, manifest.toml (if present)
  • src/ (Gleam source)
  • test/ (optional)

Base Images

StageImage
Buildghcr.io/gleam-lang/gleam:latest or custom
Runtimeerlang:27-slim

Dockerfile Patterns

Erlang Shipment (minimal runtime)

FROM ghcr.io/gleam-lang/gleam:latest AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY gleam.toml manifest.toml* ./
COPY src src
RUN gleam export erlang-shipment

FROM erlang:27-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/build/erlang-shipment ./
EXPOSE 8080
CMD ["./entrypoint.sh", "run"]

With source included

FROM ghcr.io/gleam-lang/gleam:latest AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN gleam export erlang-shipment

FROM erlang:27-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=build /app/build/erlang-shipment ./
COPY --from=build /app/src ./src
COPY --from=build /app/gleam.toml ./
CMD ["./entrypoint.sh", "run"]