Anatomy of Graceful Shutdown: Part 1

Part 1: Signals and Linux Part 1: Signals and Linux [you’re here] Part 2: Containers and signals Part 3: Python and signals [WIP] Part 4: Django and Gunicorn [WIP] Part 5: Celery [WIP] Part 6: Other frameworks and libraries [WIP] Intro There’s been quite a lot of issues surrounding application shutdowns in my line of work. Connections not being correctly closed, incoming requests being processed when they shouldn’t have been, various quirks around how new deployments affect customers during busy hours....

March 3, 2024 · 25 min · 5229 words · Andrei Sviridov