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OwnCloud Switches from PHP to Go
- znpy 7y agoMicroservices, go, containers... I'm worried that I'll need a kubernetes cluster to run this thing, whereas at the moment I can run owncloud/nextcloud off a normal pc.
- lhoff 7y agomhm i don't think so. But it wont't be possible to run it on a cheap shared Host since the usually don't support running arbitrary binaries. I think they are aiming towards a more professional/corporate customer base. But since nextcloud is still a thing its not a big loss for the average nerd.
- jazoom 7y agoRunning a binary really should be easier than installing a runtime and directories full of code. I'd be even more inclined to reach for a container in the latter case.
- amaccuish 7y agoI wonder what nextcloud will do. I really would prefer something not written in PHP. It often feels very fragile.
- castillar76 7y agoAnd getting it working on some of the “enterprise”-class Linux distributions like CentOS requires some hoop-jumping, as PHP isn’t being kept up to date on those. That’s really the fault of the distribution, but the brunt of it falls on the admins to fix by installing PHP from other sources, some of which are questionable or require a lot of explanations to suit-wearing compliance-types. Having it written in something easier to wrangle would be nice, especially if that also passes through to Nextcloud.
- ofrzeta 7y agoI recommend using the IUS repo ("Inline with Upstream Stable") for installing PHP 7 on CentOS 7 https://dl.iuscommunity.org/pub/ius/stable/CentOS/7/x86_64/repoview/ https://dl.iuscommunity.org/pub/ius/stable/CentOS/7/x86_64/r... These are drop-in replacements for the stock packages that don't break dependencies.