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yeah, it's analogous to Electron. Electron ships your web app bundled with a browser. Smol machines ship your software packaged with a linux vm. No need for d
by binsquare 6mo ago
yeah, it's analogous to Electron.
Electron ships your web app bundled with a browser.
Smol machines ship your software packaged with a linux vm. No need for dependency management or compatibility issues because it is baked in.
I think this is how Codex or Claude Code should be shipped by default, to avoid any isolation issues tbh
- tkocmathla 6mo agoHow "fat" are the packed machines? In other words, how much bloat is inevitable, or is that entirely controlled by the base image + the user's smolvm machine spec? How does smolvm's pack compare to something like dockerc [0] in terms of speed and size? Disclaimer: I just learned about dockerc! I can't actually create and test a pack right now because of [1], but I love the idea of using this to distribute applications you might otherwise use a Docker image for. [0] https://github.com/NilsIrl/dockerc https://github.com/NilsIrl/dockerc [1] https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/issues/159 https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/issues/159
- binsquare 6mo agopretty light weight! About the same size as the docker image to be honest. Join the discord and I'm happy to give you a white glove experience with onboarding :) https://discord.gg/E5r8rEWY9J https://discord.gg/E5r8rEWY9J