Cloudcraft
Dev tools
diagramming
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
21 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 5 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 10 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Easier and faster than generic diagram tools
From 2 comments
This kind of tool was sorely needed. I've used countless online diagraming tools with support for AWS icons and every one takes an unnecessarily long amount of time to get…
cddotdotslash on HNLooks good. I was able to put together a fairly complex diagram in about 15 minutes. Thats better than I can do with most traditional diagramming applications. In that way having…
jsz0 on HN
Beautiful isometric AWS-style visuals
From 3 comments
This is so damn sexy (and really useful)! Kudos
awjr on HNAs one of the original guys making those iso diagrams, we asked internal AWS folks to build a tool like this for years. Nice work!
miles932 on HNThis is sorely needed and really well done thus far. I've always envied the beautiful AWS diagrams they feature in their case studies.
ceejayoz on HN
Objections
Isometric 3D view is unnecessary for some users
From 1 comment
I like the idea a lot, but I'm not a fan of the fancy 3d visualization. Is there a way to have a simpler (2D) representation?
omginternets on HN
Does not work well on mobile
From 1 comment
A word of warning, the UI doesn't work too well on mobile devices yet, it's sized for desktops. I hope to fix this in the near future. Here's an actual screenshot kindly posted…
Rezo on HN
Requests
CloudFormation import and export
From 2 comments
Am I the only one who thinks that adding a CloudFormation export (json) to this tool would be awesome?
joeyspn on HNCloudFormation import would be great as well!
discordianfish on HN
Import from AWS via read-only role
From 2 comments
I am working on import from AWS via a read-only role into Cloudcraft right now :)
Rezo on HNWith a read-only IAM role installed in your account it could provide import of current resources and a live view of your environment.
Rezo on HN
Terraform support
From 1 comment
Thanks, I added Terraform import & export to https://trello.com/b/mv14mX1U/cloudcraft-roadmap What type of components would you need to map your service internals? BTW, I think…
Rezo on HN
Non-AWS resources and Google Cloud support
From 2 comments
This is excellent! Well done. Would be awesome if it supported non-AWS (more generic) resources as well.
mikejholly on HNWondering if there are any plans to support Google Cloud?
obulpathi on HN
Questions
How is AWS pricing data obtained
From 1 comment
How are you getting accurate pricing for AWS components? I know Amazon's Simple Calculator uses an undocumented pricing endpoint, but that endpoint could change and become…
chr15 on HN
Why is it free and how will it be monetised
From 2 comments
Why is it free? Are you planning to monetize it in the future?
redmaverick on HNJust wondering what the motivation was for making this free?
alexchamberlain on HN
Alternatives named
CloudFormation Designer
From 2 comments
Amazon recently introduced a tool similar to this called cloudformations designer.
teddythetwig on HNGreat! cloudcraft looks way better than CF Designer.. https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/details/#designer
joeyspn on HN
Gliffy with AWS icons
From 1 comment
Awesome! This is solving a real problem when it comes to visualizing infrastructure. I recently provided AWS with feedback at a focus group in SF on releasing a tool like this.…
narsil on HN
Dia
From 1 comment
Or if we want to be picky: Cloudcraft allow you to dump your own understanding into a diagram, which may or may not be correct. I was hoping from the article wording of a tool…
LoSboccacc on HN