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ShowHN: ScaleSimple - An Open Source CDN platform

34 points by dberg 13y ago

carlchenet 13y ago
great idea! Can't wait to have a look at the code, thanks
- dberg 13y ago
  no prob! Things are still a little rough, but hopefully being open will accelerate the state of the platform. Any feedback is welcome.
hench 13y ago
I think you have something here - the gap certainly exists - I am certainly going to look at implementing... the big CDNs are a nightmare to deal with
Alex3917 13y ago
This marketplace idea is really cool. I'd imagine that since this doesn't really touch the application at all, once the cost of trying something basically drops to zero this would create lots of freedom to experiment with potentially impactful things that one wouldn't otherwise mess with.
- dberg 13y ago
  Yea, there are tons of ideas around this. Things like rate limiting, templates for all kinds of CMS, plenty of VMOD ideas, etc. Hopefully we get there :)
  - ruben_varnish 13y ago
    (Now I see why you liked vagent2 so much. Nice work!) I have to agree on this point. The Varnish Ecosystem is quite large and the software has been used for many years to solve lots of different problems in many different environments, with many frameworks and stacks. The closest to a multiple solution VCL library is this: * https://github.com/mattiasgeniar/varnish-3.0-configuration-templates https://github.com/mattiasgeniar/varnish-3.0-configuration-t... There is already a lot to play with. This and other solutions and Varnish Cache extensions are listed on the VMODs and Utilities directories: * http://varnish.org/vmods http://varnish.org/vmods * http://varnish.org/utilities http://varnish.org/utilities Make sure to add SimpleScale to the list (an publish screenshots if you have any). If it gains traction, it can be a valuable tool for many users.
    - dberg 13y ago
      Ha thanks Ruben. I just published it to the utilities page, cheers.
pravenjohn 13y ago
am looking forward to trying it out... we have a custom internal CDN implemented alreayd - which requires alot of work to add new applications... will keep u posted...

34 points by dberg 13y ago

carlchenet 13y ago

great idea! Can't wait to have a look at the code, thanks

dberg 13y ago
no prob! Things are still a little rough, but hopefully being open will accelerate the state of the platform. Any feedback is welcome.

hench 13y ago

I think you have something here - the gap certainly exists - I am certainly going to look at implementing... the big CDNs are a nightmare to deal with

Alex3917 13y ago

This marketplace idea is really cool. I'd imagine that since this doesn't really touch the application at all, once the cost of trying something basically drops to zero this would create lots of freedom to experiment with potentially impactful things that one wouldn't otherwise mess with.

dberg 13y ago
Yea, there are tons of ideas around this. Things like rate limiting, templates for all kinds of CMS, plenty of VMOD ideas, etc. Hopefully we get there :)
- ruben_varnish 13y ago
  (Now I see why you liked vagent2 so much. Nice work!) I have to agree on this point. The Varnish Ecosystem is quite large and the software has been used for many years to solve lots of different problems in many different environments, with many frameworks and stacks. The closest to a multiple solution VCL library is this: * https://github.com/mattiasgeniar/varnish-3.0-configuration-templates https://github.com/mattiasgeniar/varnish-3.0-configuration-t... There is already a lot to play with. This and other solutions and Varnish Cache extensions are listed on the VMODs and Utilities directories: * http://varnish.org/vmods http://varnish.org/vmods * http://varnish.org/utilities http://varnish.org/utilities Make sure to add SimpleScale to the list (an publish screenshots if you have any). If it gains traction, it can be a valuable tool for many users.
  - dberg 13y ago
    Ha thanks Ruben. I just published it to the utilities page, cheers.

pravenjohn 13y ago

am looking forward to trying it out... we have a custom internal CDN implemented alreayd - which requires alot of work to add new applications... will keep u posted...