Clodui
Infrastructure
static website hosting
SHOW HN2020
63points
55comments
#942of 3,028 in 2020
Top 32%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 19 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.45.
Idea: 0 for, 8 againstDocs: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Automatic minification and optimization are a good selling point
From 2 comments
Looks interesting, the minification looks like a pretty good selling point. One thing I noticed is the slow connection from Australia, it seems your CDN is limited to Europe and…
fs2 on HNI like what you're doing but I have to admit that I am finding a lot of the front page copy to be somewhat awkward: "Clodui automatically minifies all your HTML, CSS, and…
geocrasher on HN
Simple click-to-deploy is useful for designers
From 1 comment
True, but I really like the simple click to deploy feature. I can see it will add value to designers who find simple deployments hard.
arkj on HN
Atomic deploys with instant rollback
From 1 comment
Founder here: the advantages over FTP based approach are - no need to install extract tools and deployments are atomic, so you can rollback instantaneously. Settings up…
cvrajeesh on HN
Objections
Hard to see the benefit over FTP plus Cloudflare, or over free options like Netlify and Firebase
From 3 comments
Like the idea! But for me I do not see the a benefit over a simple FTP enabled webserver + cloudflare apart from the form submissions. Would you elaborate on that, what makes it…
l1am0 on HNWorth noting that firebase (Google) provides a similar service. It's entirely free to host static websites. Definitely ends up on a cdn and definitely uses static compression.…
cl0rkster on HNLooks like Netlify
ilovenetlify on HN
Pricing is too high or too sophisticated
From 2 comments
Your app seems geared toward users who are not very technical. I think your pricing structure is too sophisticated. I would include everything in the free plan and the tiers…
lukevp on HNWoof, expensive. This might be worth it if there's live support included and a really easy control panel, but otherwise a similar setup is $60/year. The image resizing and…
vorpalhex on HN
Marketing copy is awkward and buzzword-heavy
From 2 comments
I like what you're doing but I have to admit that I am finding a lot of the front page copy to be somewhat awkward: "Clodui automatically minifies all your HTML, CSS, and…
geocrasher on HNIMO all copy should be thrown away as it's aimed for non-technical users. So cut this technical buzzwords and write like for kids. ;)
monkin on HN
Unlimited bandwidth could be costly
From 2 comments
> Thank you for the suggestion on pricing, I'll consider it and update it accordingly. You should calculate everything and move your prices up as you have unlimited bandwidth. I…
monkin on HNLike the idea! But for me I do not see the a benefit over a simple FTP enabled webserver + cloudflare apart from the form submissions. Would you elaborate on that, what makes it…
l1am0 on HN
Requests
Rewrite and proofread the copy
From 2 comments
I like what you're doing but I have to admit that I am finding a lot of the front page copy to be somewhat awkward: "Clodui automatically minifies all your HTML, CSS, and…
geocrasher on HNAgreed. Something like: “using our Accelerator technology, we take care of optimizing your website with industry-best practices. Your users get fast page speeds, and you can stop…
lukevp on HN
Add an imprint, about page and proper terms of service
From 2 comments
Like the idea! But for me I do not see the a benefit over a simple FTP enabled webserver + cloudflare apart from the form submissions. Would you elaborate on that, what makes it…
l1am0 on HNA few nitpicks: - In the ToS there's no mention of the company I'm making the agreement with - I'd appreciate an about page about who's behind this, but my first point kinda…
tiborsaas on HN
Provide an uptime SLA
From 1 comment
Like the idea! But for me I do not see the a benefit over a simple FTP enabled webserver + cloudflare apart from the form submissions. Would you elaborate on that, what makes it…
l1am0 on HN
Fix slow performance from Australia by expanding CDN coverage
From 1 comment
Looks interesting, the minification looks like a pretty good selling point. One thing I noticed is the slow connection from Australia, it seems your CDN is limited to Europe and…
fs2 on HN
Questions
How is the name pronounced and does it have an unintended meaning
From 3 comments
Just curious: how is "clodui" pronounced? At first I read Cloud UI, but after pausing a little I realized it was not Cloud UI. I mention this because I think names matter for…
wenc on HNI'm not sure if this was intentional but "clod" in UK English has a funny non-flattering meaning (google "define:clod").
wenc on HN"Clod" as in "stupid person"? Was that intentional?
StavrosK on HN
What CDN is used
From 1 comment
A few nitpicks: - In the ToS there's no mention of the company I'm making the agreement with - I'd appreciate an about page about who's behind this, but my first point kinda…
tiborsaas on HN
Whether WebP fallback works for Safari users
From 1 comment
webp isn't supported at all by Safari, on any platform. Is there any kind of intelligent fallback in case you have Apple users?
shakna on HN
Alternatives named
Netlify
From 2 comments
Looks like Netlify
ilovenetlify on HNWorth noting that firebase (Google) provides a similar service. It's entirely free to host static websites. Definitely ends up on a cdn and definitely uses static compression.…
cl0rkster on HN
Firebase hosting
From 1 comment
Worth noting that firebase (Google) provides a similar service. It's entirely free to host static websites. Definitely ends up on a cdn and definitely uses static compression.…
cl0rkster on HN
Cloudflare
From 2 comments
Like the idea! But for me I do not see the a benefit over a simple FTP enabled webserver + cloudflare apart from the form submissions. Would you elaborate on that, what makes it…
l1am0 on HNthat's just cloudflare. they are doing all of those.
tuananh on HN
Cloudflare Workers for form handling
From 1 comment
they have cloudflare workers for that.
tuananh on HN