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FUSE filesystem that can mount remote HTTP storage and cache requests localy? I've been using this like 10 years ago to do just that: http://lftpfs.sourceforge

• krnlpnc 4y ago
  Yes I was wondering what is the benefit of cernvm filesystem vs other HTTP based fuse mounts (http, swift/s3)?
  • tempay 4y ago
    * file catalog and associated metadata come from SQLite files so listing directories and stating files is fast * data is chunked and de-duplicated * catalogues are signed so you can use untrusted HTTP proxies and still ensure integrity
  • jblomer 4y ago
    A key difference is that the file system contents is preprocessed into content-addressable storage (somewhat similar to the format in a .git folder). Also a number of features and optimizations to make it work well as a shared software area, which is characterized by many small, often memory-mapped files and a meta-data heavy access pattern.