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This isn't directly related to the post, but it's a CMS related question: does anybody know of a simple "static file" CMS that also lets you deploy server side

This isn't directly related to the post, but it's a CMS related question: does anybody know of a simple "static file" CMS that also lets you deploy server side javascript functions? It's a weird use case, so I suspect there may not be. I've solved it by using a static site generator and a nginx reverse proxy to a node server - but it's a lot of complexity for my use case (using stripe to sell stuff, but stripe checkout requires server side session creation). Edit: Netlify Edge functions seems to be pretty much exactly what I'm describing (drop js/ts files in a directory, deploy with your static site). The only problem with it for me is it's not self-hosted. Serveless functions would work, tho the separate deployment adds a layer of complexity, and I'd have to learn CORS finally lol

surfpel 4y ago
Not exactly what you asked for, but if you use S3 + CloudFront, you can use javascript functions in CloudFront that can modify the request to/from the client & to/from the S3 bucket. Does things like URL redirects, header manipulation, auth... I use it to redirect ~/path/to/item/ to ~/path/to/item/index.html for my static site. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/cloudfront-functions.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/Develope...
IanCal 4y ago
Netlify? Edge functions and functions may be what you're after https://www.netlify.com/products/#netlify-edge-functions https://www.netlify.com/products/#netlify-edge-functions
- kennywinker 4y ago
  Oh very cool! Yeah, Netlify Edge functions are pretty much exactly what I'm after... except I was hoping for something self-hosted.
  - IanCal 4y ago
    Maybe don't focus so much on the static site part, and have a very slightly dynamic site where the majority of your content is just paths that lead to stuff in /static. So rather than trying to bolt a dynamic bit to static hosting, making the simplest site with something like server.js
  - Already__Taken 4y ago
    maybe openfaas then?
mmcnl 4y ago
Isn't this what serverless functions are for? Vercel, Netlify, Firebase would suit your needs.
somishere 4y ago
Cloudflare Pages works well as a serverless option for this, and without the separate deployment for functions, so no CORS required. Couldn't recommend more.
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surfpel 4y ago

Not exactly what you asked for, but if you use S3 + CloudFront, you can use javascript functions in CloudFront that can modify the request to/from the client & to/from the S3 bucket. Does things like URL redirects, header manipulation, auth... I use it to redirect ~/path/to/item/ to ~/path/to/item/index.html for my static site. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/cloudfront-functions.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/Develope...

IanCal 4y ago

Netlify? Edge functions and functions may be what you're after https://www.netlify.com/products/#netlify-edge-functions https://www.netlify.com/products/#netlify-edge-functions

kennywinker 4y ago
Oh very cool! Yeah, Netlify Edge functions are pretty much exactly what I'm after... except I was hoping for something self-hosted.
- IanCal 4y ago
  Maybe don't focus so much on the static site part, and have a very slightly dynamic site where the majority of your content is just paths that lead to stuff in /static. So rather than trying to bolt a dynamic bit to static hosting, making the simplest site with something like server.js
- Already__Taken 4y ago
  maybe openfaas then?

mmcnl 4y ago

Isn't this what serverless functions are for? Vercel, Netlify, Firebase would suit your needs.

somishere 4y ago

Cloudflare Pages works well as a serverless option for this, and without the separate deployment for functions, so no CORS required. Couldn't recommend more.

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