No free tier
New organizations have no free tier; the trial ends after 2 Machine-hours or 7 days, and billable resources then need a card. Billing is pay as you go. [3]
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Fly.io app and deploy token
Create a Fly.io account with flyctl, launch an app, add a card before the short trial ends, and create a scoped deploy token for CI.
Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Fly.io · provider site
Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
Who owns what
A Fly.io user belongs to organizations; apps belong to an organization, which holds the card and billing.
- Fly.io user personal owned by the person
- Organization billing · under Fly.io user
Have ready
- A card to add to the organization. · The trial is only 2 hours of Machine runtime or 7 days; a card is needed to keep using billable resources after that. [3]Needed for: Add a card to the organization
Steps
Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.
Create or sign in to a Fly.io account
Install flyctl and run fly auth signup (or fly auth login); the person completes sign-up in the browser.
Launch the app
Run fly launch inside the project directory to create and configure the app (it usually deploys too), then fly deploy for later changes.
Add a card to the organization
Add a payment method before the trial ends so Machines keep running.
- The provider says
- Trial lasts up to 2 hours of Machine runtime or 7 days, whichever comes first. [3]
Create a deploy token
Run fly tokens create deploy --name "<name>" --expiry <duration> (or use the app's Tokens page in the dashboard). Set a short expiry; the default is 20 years. verapli stores it as FLY_API_TOKEN.
Terms and gotchas
Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.
Tokens default to 20 years validity; pass --expiry and prefer app-scoped deploy tokens over org tokens. [2]
What you end up with
| Env var | Secret | Format | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
FLY_API_TOKEN | secret | Fly.io access token read by flyctl; a deploy token is scoped to one app. |
Pricing
- Free tier: No free tier; trial of up to 2 hours Machine runtime or 7 days.
- Costs: Pay As You Go, no monthly platform fee; Machines billed per second while running.
Source [3]
For agents
The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/fly-io/app · requirements /api/v1/requirements/fly-io/app · terms /api/v1/terms/fly-io/app.
Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp
> "What do I need for Fly.io app and deploy token, and how long will it take?"
→ tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "fly-io/app" }Sources
- Launch a new app on Fly.io Install flyctl; fly auth signup or fly auth login; fly launch from the source directory creates, configures and usually deploys; fly deploy. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Access tokens Deploy (app-scoped), SSH, machine-exec, org and read-only org tokens; fly tokens create deploy --name --expiry; default validity 20 years; FLY_API_TOKEN env var used by flyctl; dashboard app or org Tokens page; fly tokens revoke. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Fly.io pricing No free tier for new orgs; trial up to 2 hours of Machine runtime or 7 days; no card to start the trial, card needed afterwards; Pay As You Go with no monthly platform fee; per-second Machine billing. · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
- Stripe Projects provider catalogue Fly.io is listed in the Stripe Projects catalogue as flyio/app (Hosting, Database). · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
Provider rules change. This page is generated from verapli registry version 2026.1025.316; spotted something out of date? Tell us. Fly.io is not affiliated with verapli.