Elixir UDP Echo Service

Description

This project is a simple UDP Echo service written in Elixir, designed to run seamlessly on Fly.io. It serves as a basic example of handling UDP packets in Elixir, echoing back any received messages.

Features

• UDP packet handling in Elixir.
• Simple and efficient echoing of messages.
• Ready to deploy on Fly.io with minimal configuration.
• Docker support for containerization and easy deployment.

Requirements

Elixir (version [specify version])

Installation

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/ahmcu007/echo-udp
cd echo-upd
# Install dependencies
mix deps.get

Usage

Once the service is up and running, it listens for UDP packets on a specified port. You can send a UDP packet using a tool like netcat:

echo "Your message" | nc -u -w1 [host] [port]

Deployment

To deploy this service to Fly.io, follow these steps:

• Configure fly.toml with your specific settings.
• Deploy using Fly CLI:

fly deploy

Docker Support

To build and run the service using Docker:

docker build -t echo-udp-service .
docker run -p [local-port]:[container-port] echo-udp-service

Testing

Run the tests using the following command:

mix test

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. Please submit pull requests or raise issues on the repository page.

License

This project is released under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to those in the Elixir communittywho inspired this project.