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Minimalist Object Storage Project

Shown by y4m4b4 on Jun 17, 2015. Click the card to turn it over.

33points

29comments

#846of 2,565 in 2015

Top 33%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.32.

Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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Client tools and libraries are usable for feedback
From 1 comment
- We don't have any yet, we are just few months old project. We will will have a distributed server by end of this year. We have stand alone server now which includes currently…
  y4m4b4 on HN

Early stage with no distributed mode yet
From 2 comments
- While the concept is interesting, it hasn't built the only real detail that matters from an Object Store perspective: Cheap, Multi-Datacenter, Performant, Highly Available…
  fweespeech on HN
- We don't have any yet, we are just few months old project. We will will have a distributed server by end of this year. We have stand alone server now which includes currently…
  y4m4b4 on HN
Unclear what separates it from Swift or Ceph
From 1 comment
- What specifically separates this from Swift or Ceph, both of which have S3 compatible APIs and are considerably better documented/hardened/maintained + distributed?
  jamescun on HN
Declaring a total API revamp may deter early users
From 1 comment
- Tiny piece of advice, declaring a possible total revamp of the API as soon as you launch might not be the best way to attract early users.
  vruiz on HN
Little documentation on the site
From 1 comment
- Why the downvotes? I am genuinely curious also, but there is next to nothing in terms of details (uses cases and such) on their site!
  kelvin0 on HN

What is donut storage
From 1 comment
- What's "donut" storage?
  jahewson on HN
What is object storage versus key-value storage
From 1 comment
- I'm new to the concept of object storage. Is the thing which distinguishes object storage from key-value storage the ability to also store metadata? I.e., Instead of providing…
  fake44637 on HN
How to test and verify the system
From 1 comment
- The first questions which I look for on objects stores are how it approaches data integrity – things I'd like to see on the homepage: 1. Does it have the S3/Swift/etc. semantics…
  acdha on HN

Swift
From 2 comments
- Why not just use Swift? http://docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/ It can be run as a stand alone app so it's generally pretty simple and can include support from…
  jarito on HN
- Swift can integrate with OpenStack, but you can very easily run it stand alone, and many do. It has erasure coding, geo replication, and its a fairly well baked product. Here are…
  j05h on HN
Ceph
From 1 comment
- What specifically separates this from Swift or Ceph, both of which have S3 compatible APIs and are considerably better documented/hardened/maintained + distributed?
  jamescun on HN
Skylable SX
From 1 comment
- Personally I'm enjoying playing with Skylable SX server (and its libres3 s3 interface) - I'll be honest, I never really gave Swift enough of a chance. I've yet to get my head…
  corobo on HN
Cassandra
From 1 comment
- First time I'm seeing Swift. Are there use cases where Swift is a better fit than Cassandra?
  jimbokun on HN