docs: split 'Deploy to specific machines' and 'Deploy a global service' into separate guides

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Uncloud uses [Compose Specification](https://compose-spec.io/) for defining the deployment configuration of your app's
services. It implements the most common Compose features with some Uncloud-specific extensions. See
[Compose support matrix](../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md) for details.
[Compose support matrix](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md) for details.
## Prerequisites
- `uc` CLI [installed](../2-getting-started/1-install-cli.md) on your local machine
- An Uncloud cluster with at least one machine (see [Quick start](../2-getting-started/2-deploy-demo-app.md))
- `uc` CLI [installed](../../2-getting-started/1-install-cli.md) on your local machine
- An Uncloud cluster with at least one machine (see [Quick start](../../2-getting-started/2-deploy-demo-app.md))
- Basic knowledge of [Compose Specification](https://compose-spec.io/)
## Deploy from source code
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5. **Deploys service containers** using the built images and latest configuration changes with zero-downtime rolling
updates
See the [uc deploy](../9-cli-reference/uc_deploy.md) reference for all available options.
See the [uc deploy](../../9-cli-reference/uc_deploy.md) reference for all available options.
Watch `uc deploy` building and deploying a demo app (18 seconds):
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`uc deploy` renders the image templates when it loads the Compose file and then uses the resulting names for the build
and deploy stages.
See the [Image tag format](../8-compose-file-reference/2-image-tag-format.md) reference for all available template
See the [Image tag format](../../8-compose-file-reference/2-image-tag-format.md) reference for all available template
variables and functions.
### Separate build and deploy steps
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is unreachable from your cluster machines. This is useful for deploying to air-gapped or restricted environments.
You can push these local images directly to your cluster machines using the
[`uc image push`](../9-cli-reference/uc_image_push.md) command:
[`uc image push`](../../9-cli-reference/uc_image_push.md) command:
```shell
# Push to *all* cluster machines
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pull_policy: never
```
Run [`uc images`](../9-cli-reference/uc_images.md) to verify that the image is available on the target machines.
Run [`uc images`](../../9-cli-reference/uc_images.md) to verify that the image is available on the target machines.
Then deploy as usual:
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:::
## Deploy to specific machines
By default, Uncloud randomly chooses available machines to run your services on, spreading multiple replicas of a
service across all machines for high availability. You can restrict which machines can run your service using the
[`x-machines`](../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md#x-machines) extension in your Compose file.
This is useful when you want to:
- Deploy services to machines in a specific region or data center
- Run services only on machines with specific hardware (for example, GPUs or ARM processors)
- Keep certain services isolated to dedicated machines
- Deploy to a subset of machines for testing before rolling out cluster-wide
Here's a basic example:
```yaml
services:
web:
build: .
x-ports:
- app.example.com:8000/https
# Spread 3 replicas across machine-1 and machine-2 only
scale: 3
x-machines:
- machine-1
- machine-2
db:
image: postgres:18
environment:
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
volumes:
- db-data:/var/lib/postgresql
# Create the db-data volume and run the DB container on machine-db
x-machines: machine-db
volumes:
db-data:
```
When you deploy this Compose file with `uc deploy`:
- The `web` service will create and spread its 3 replicas only across `machine-1` and `machine-2`
- The `db` service will create its `db-data` volume and run only on `machine-db`
:::tip
Use [`uc machine ls`](../9-cli-reference/uc_machine_ls.md) to see available machines in your cluster.
:::
### Push images to specific machines only
When building from source, `uc deploy` and `uc build --push` automatically push images to **all** cluster machines by
default. This ensures images are available wherever services might be deployed.
If you're using `x-machines` to restrict deployments to specific machines, `uc deploy` and `uc build --push` push images
only to those machines. This saves time and bandwidth by uploading images only where they're needed.
## Run one replica on each machine
To deploy exactly one service replica on each machine in your cluster, set
[`mode: global`](https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-spec/blob/main/deploy.md#mode) under the `deploy` section. It's
useful for cluster-wide services like monitoring agents, log collectors, or reverse proxies.
You can also combine `mode: global` with `x-machines` to run one container on each machine in a specific set.
```yaml
services:
monitoring:
image: quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:latest
deploy:
# Run one container on each machine in the cluster
mode: global
# Optionally run one container on each of these specific machines only
#x-machines:
# - machine-1
# - machine-2
```
## Use a different Compose file location
If your Compose file has a different name or location, use the `-f/--file` flag to specify its path:
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```shell
uc inspect web
```
# See also
- [Deploy to specific machines](2-deploy-specific-machines.md): Deploy services to specific machines in your cluster
- [Deploy a global service](3-deploy-global-services.md): Deploy one service replica on each cluster machine
- [Compose Specification](https://compose-spec.io/): Official specification for the Compose file format
- [Compose support matrix](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md): Supported Compose features and Uncloud
extensions
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# Deploy to specific machines
Deploy services to specific machines in your cluster using the
[`x-machines`](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md#x-machines) extension in your Compose file.
## When to target specific machines
By default, Uncloud randomly chooses available machines to run your services on, evenly spreading multiple replicas of a
service across all machines for high availability. You can restrict which machines can run your service using the
[`x-machines`](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md#x-machines) extension in your Compose file.
This is useful when you want to:
- Deploy services to machines in a **specific region** or **data center**
- Run services only on machines with **specific hardware** (for example, GPUs or ARM processors)
- Specify where to deploy **stateful services** and create their data volumes
- Keep certain services isolated to **dedicated machines**
- Deploy to a subset of machines for **testing** before rolling out cluster-wide
## Target machines in a Compose file
Set `x-machines` to a list of machine names or a single machine name to restrict which machines a service can run on.
```yaml title="compose.yaml"
services:
web:
build: .
x-ports:
- app.example.com:8000/https
# Spread 3 replicas across machine-1 and machine-2 only
x-machines:
- machine-1
- machine-2
scale: 3
db:
image: postgres:18
environment:
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
volumes:
- db-data:/var/lib/postgresql
# Create the db-data volume and run the DB container on machine-db
x-machines: machine-db
volumes:
db-data:
```
When you deploy this Compose file with [`uc deploy`](../../9-cli-reference/uc_deploy.md):
- The `web` service will create and spread its 3 replicas only across `machine-1` and `machine-2`
- The `db` service will create its `db-data` volume and run only on `machine-db`
:::tip
Use [`uc machine ls`](../../9-cli-reference/uc_machine_ls.md) to see available machines in your cluster.
:::
## Push images to specific machines only
When [building from source](1-deploy-app.md#deploy-from-source-code), `uc deploy` and `uc build --push` automatically
push built images to **all** cluster machines by default. This ensures images are available wherever services might be
deployed.
If you're using `x-machines` to restrict deployments to specific machines, `uc deploy` and `uc build --push` push images
**only to those** machines. This saves time and bandwidth by uploading images only where they're needed.
You can also manually push your local Docker images to specific machines using the [
`uc image push`](../../9-cli-reference/uc_image_push.md) command:
```shell
# Push the local Docker image 'myapp:latest' to machine-1 and machine-2
uc image push myapp:latest -m machine-1,machine-2
```
See [Push local images to cluster machines](1-deploy-app.md#push-local-images-to-cluster-machines) for more details.
## See also
- [Deploy a global service](3-deploy-global-services.md): Deploy one service replica on each cluster machine
- [Deploy an app](1-deploy-app.md): Deploy from source code or prebuilt images
- [Compose support matrix](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md): Supported Compose features and Uncloud
extensions
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# Deploy a global service
Deploy exactly one replica of a service on each machine in your cluster.
This is useful for cluster-wide infrastructure services like monitoring or security agents, log collectors, or reverse
proxies.
## Deploy to all machines
To deploy exactly one replica on each machine in your cluster for a specific service, set
[`mode: global`](https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-spec/blob/main/deploy.md#mode) under the `deploy` section in
your Compose file:
```yaml title="compose.yaml"
services:
monitoring:
image: quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:latest
deploy:
# Run one container on each machine in the cluster
mode: global
```
Then deploy:
```shell
uc deploy
```
Before creating replicas on cluster machines, it will show you a deployment plan and ask for confirmation.
If you add more machines to the cluster later, you need to run `uc deploy` again to create replicas on the new machines.
Uncloud doesn't automatically scale global services to new machines.
## Deploy to a subset of machines
You can combine the `global` mode with [`x-machines`](../../8-compose-file-reference/1-support-matrix.md#x-machines)
to deploy one container to each specified machine:
```yaml title="compose.yaml"
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2
deploy:
# Run one container on each of the three specified machines
mode: global
x-machines:
- ingress-1
- ingress-2
- ingress-3
```
This is useful when you want a service on a specific group of machines (for example, ingress or GPU machines) but still
want the one-per-machine guarantee that global mode provides.
## Global vs replicated mode
The default mode is `replicated`, where you specify the number of replicas.
| Mode | Replicas | Placement |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `replicated` (default) | You specify with `scale` or `deploy.replicas` | Uncloud evenly spreads replicas across all machines or `x-machines` |
| `global` | Always one per machine | One replica on each machine or each `x-machines` machine |
## See also
- [Deploy to specific machines](2-deploy-specific-machines.md): Deploy services to specific machines in your cluster
- [Compose Specification: deploy.mode](https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-spec/blob/main/deploy.md#mode):
Compose specification for deployment modes
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