redbean
Infrastructure
web server
SHOW HN2022
59points
30comments
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2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Performance: 0 for, 1 against
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Useful for static content in Kubernetes, very easy and resource-effective
From 1 comment
You have no idea how painful it is to put some static content in a Kubernetes cluster somewhere. With Redbean, you can do it very easily and very resource-effectively.
kissgyorgy on HN
Good replacement for nginx for static sites in dokku
From 1 comment
Seems like a useful replacement for, say, nginx for running static sites in dokku or the like.
mfontani on HN
Objections
Docker adds a pointless layer since redbean is meant to run on any OS and CPU
From 2 comments
The point of Redbean is exactly to run on various devices and OSes. Adding docker layer on top makes no sense. If you're using docker you could run any other more full featured…
ihateolives on HNBut why use redbean for that, and not nginx? The point of redbean is to be CPU- and OS-agnostic. Containers are CPU- and OS-specific.
nine_k on HN
Lighter alternatives like darkhttpd may suit better
From 1 comment
Wouldn't darkhttpd and others be more lightweight?
encryptluks2 on HN
Requests
Make the redbean portable format also a Docker image
From 1 comment
Wouldn't it be cool if the portable format used by Redbean was also a Docker image?
richdougherty on HN
Questions
Why run redbean in Docker at all?
From 1 comment
Why would you run redbean in docker? I thought Docker was mostly for mitigating dependency issues, which redbean doesn't have.
modeless on HN
Alternatives named
nginx
From 2 comments
But why use redbean for that, and not nginx? The point of redbean is to be CPU- and OS-agnostic. Containers are CPU- and OS-specific.
nine_k on HNSeems like a useful replacement for, say, nginx for running static sites in dokku or the like.
mfontani on HN
darkhttpd
From 1 comment
Wouldn't darkhttpd and others be more lightweight?
encryptluks2 on HN