🔗 Running tasks in production with Elixir releases: RPC, eval, and remote

How do you run tasks in a Phoenix app once it's in production? This article highlights the limitations of Mix in a production environment and introduces alternative commands like rpc, eval, and remote provided by Elixir releases. It details building a recurring task in a deployed app and running it through Potions, emphasizing the need to manage tasks effectively, especially for items like discounting stale inventory. The article walks through the creation of a Mix task to automate price adjustments, then transitions into deploying and managing tasks in a live environment. In doing so, it explains the server structure once deployed and illustrates how to run the necessary commands remotely or via the release management script. With practical examples, this guide is essential for developers looking to enhance their production deployment with Elixir.