How I deploy serverless containers for free
AI Summary
- Annoyance with non-transparent image backgrounds when downloaded from the internet.
- Tools like remove BG and AI in Photoshop can remove image backgrounds.
- The video creator often needs to remove backgrounds, which is inefficient in Photoshop and Premiere.
- The creator built their own background remover app to streamline the process.
- The app was dockerized for easy local running and free cloud deployment.
- Dockerization avoids dependency issues and simplifies cloud deployment.
- The app is a Python web app using the remove BG package and the U^2-Net model.
- The app is not focused on AI, but uses AI to remove backgrounds.
- A Flask app was created with drag-and-drop functionality for ease of use.
- The Docker file is simple, including copying AI model weights to speed up the process.
- The Docker image can be built, tagged, and run locally with ease.
- For cloud deployment, the creator prefers Google Cloud Run for its free tier.
- The Docker image is pushed to Google Cloud’s Artifact Registry.
- Cloud Run service is set up with public access and configured for CPU and memory needs.
- Auto-scaling is limited to three instances to prevent unnecessary scaling.
- The app is now accessible via a web URL.
- Dockerization ensures code portability across cloud services.
- Upcoming Stripe course for Fireship Pro members is mentioned.