Hasura
Infrastructure
self-hosted platform as a service
SHOW HN2017
259points
69comments
#98of 2,242 in 2017
Top 5%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
14 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Design: 4 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Postgres-based data API and built-in ACLs are useful
From 2 comments
I like that you took time to consider ACLs out of the box, that's something that most general-purpose tools leave too much to the developer, despite them being crucial for every…
bpicolo on HNThis is super useful. I'd wager 80% of API's are single data API's and Hasura would speed up development time by a significant factor while still allowing for more flexibility…
Zaheer on HN
Polished onboarding and clean architecture
From 2 comments
Aside: ran through the demo and got a "bad gateway" at the very end trying to access the todomvc-jquery app. Guessing HNs'd. First impressions: very little magics/transparent,…
Kabootit on HNNice, and you've really polished that onboarding experience. Smooth and no head-scratching moments. One minor nit: It is quite nice that you provide links to jump to the right…
webmaven on HN
Illustrations and design are well liked
From 2 comments
I like the cartoons too! Who drew them?
koolba on HNLooks great... may be just what I have been looking for. PS: The illustrations are awesome !
searchfaster on HN
Objections
No high availability for Postgres yet
From 1 comment
> for the host-your-own version are there any HA features for Postgres? Not right now. This is definitely on our roadmap though. > what language is it written in? GitHub link?…
ecthiender on HN
Unrestricted client queries could cause expensive joins
From 1 comment
Actually Hasura is something that might be the only thing out there that is anything close to touching postgrest in this space (respect :)). The only thing that worries me a bit…
ruslan_talpa on HN
Multi-node clusters not supported on DigitalOcean
From 1 comment
You're right! On AWS and Google we use VPC. But on Digital Ocean we create single-node clusters only. We do not encourage multi-node clusters on Digital Ocean. Hopefully DO will…
ecthiender on HN
Requests
Install docs for self-hosting
From 1 comment
Couldn't find docs for installing Hasura on own infrastructure?
infinitebyte on HN
Open source the code
From 1 comment
Is it open source ?
HugoDaniel on HN
Comparisons with Parse and other PaaS tools
From 2 comments
In the comparison page, it would be great to see how Hasura compares to other PAAS offerings, such as Deis, Flynn, Tsuru, etc. Agreed that built in ACLs and Baas is really…
splitrocket on HNYou should compare with Parse. And with Google App Engine / AppScale as well.
webmaven on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
Is it open source ?
HugoDaniel on HN
Monetisation strategy
From 1 comment
What is your monetisation strategy?
amalag on HN
How it differs from loopback.io
From 1 comment
This seems like working on a similar space as loopback.io, is this correct? if not, how would you compare the two? I ask because I'm currently using LB for a project and while I…
saganus on HN
Alternatives named
loopback.io
From 1 comment
This seems like working on a similar space as loopback.io, is this correct? if not, how would you compare the two? I ask because I'm currently using LB for a project and while I…
saganus on HN
PostgREST
From 2 comments
Looks kinda like Dokku + PostgREST + a fancy UI, is that mostly right? Not trying to disparage it, just trying to relate figure out what Hasura is, there's a lot going on. One…
Arcsech on HNActually Hasura is something that might be the only thing out there that is anything close to touching postgrest in this space (respect :)). The only thing that worries me a bit…
ruslan_talpa on HN
Parse
From 2 comments
We built Hasura over the last few years to help us build products fast. We didn't know what it would look like when we started, but we've ended up with something like a Parse +…
ecthiender on HNYou should compare with Parse. And with Google App Engine / AppScale as well.
webmaven on HN
Deis, Flynn, Tsuru
From 1 comment
In the comparison page, it would be great to see how Hasura compares to other PAAS offerings, such as Deis, Flynn, Tsuru, etc. Agreed that built in ACLs and Baas is really…
splitrocket on HN
Dokku
From 1 comment
Looks kinda like Dokku + PostgREST + a fancy UI, is that mostly right? Not trying to disparage it, just trying to relate figure out what Hasura is, there's a lot going on. One…
Arcsech on HN