Show HN: Dzero
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managed database service
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How HN took it
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.52.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-packaged interface
From 1 comment
Great packaging - simple interface. This is built on top of Cloudflare D1 as it clearly states but there are few things that I don't like about Cloudflare D1: You cannot download…
wg0 on HN
Information-dense website
From 1 comment
Suggestion: make it more clear what value-add is being done beyond what D1 gets you. Because I don’t know if this is intended but the vibe I get is that D1 does all the db stuff…
alberth on HN
Objections
Thin layer over D1; unclear added value
From 2 comments
So you say that it's built on top of D1, but are claiming that you are working around its limitations. What does it actually look like in practice? From everything that I can…
hobofan on HNSuggestion: make it more clear what value-add is being done beyond what D1 gets you. Because I don’t know if this is intended but the vibe I get is that D1 does all the db stuff…
alberth on HN
Managed layer on a managed service may be expensive
From 1 comment
> So I built Dzero on top of D1 as a fully managed service that automatically scales globally with over 320 edge locations at no additional cost and can easily be integrated into…
MuffinFlavored on HN
Site does not load with WebGL disabled
From 1 comment
Just a heads up, nothing loads on the website with WebGL disabled, instead of just the 3d globe thing being missing.
simlevesque on HN
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From 1 comment
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dang on HN
Cannot download the full binary SQLite database from D1
From 1 comment
Great packaging - simple interface. This is built on top of Cloudflare D1 as it clearly states but there are few things that I don't like about Cloudflare D1: You cannot download…
wg0 on HN
Requests
Add whole-database download or resumable backups
From 1 comment
Great packaging - simple interface. This is built on top of Cloudflare D1 as it clearly states but there are few things that I don't like about Cloudflare D1: You cannot download…
wg0 on HN
Clearer explanation of value beyond D1
From 1 comment
Suggestion: make it more clear what value-add is being done beyond what D1 gets you. Because I don’t know if this is intended but the vibe I get is that D1 does all the db stuff…
alberth on HN
Questions
How is the 10GB per-database D1 limit handled
From 1 comment
How do you get past the d1 storage limits[0]? Maximum database size 10 GB (Workers Paid) Maximum storage per account 250 GB (Workers Paid) - [0]…
bahador on HN
How is data replicated to 320 edge locations given D1 read replicas are unfinished
From 1 comment
i'm confused - how are you getting the database replicated to 320 edge locations? afaik d1 is still working on read replicas
thdxr on HN
What stops Cloudflare from building this themselves
From 1 comment
> It's missing the dev tools required to manage a production database for a bigger team. What's stopping Cloudflare from implementing this themselves?
MuffinFlavored on HN
Alternatives named
Cloudflare D1
From 1 comment
So you say that it's built on top of D1, but are claiming that you are working around its limitations. What does it actually look like in practice? From everything that I can…
hobofan on HN
Turso
From 1 comment
Upstash Redis
From 1 comment
Supabase
From 1 comment
Different levels of managed haha, I think D1 provides a great infra layer for SQLite on the Edge, however it stops there. It's missing the dev tools required to manage a…
yoeven on HN
PlanetScale
From 1 comment
Nothing honestly, the same way nothing stops AWS/Google from implementing the whole Supabase platform themselves or Planetscale themselves. The thing is as a more focused…
yoeven on HN