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It is similar to Deis in goals but it differs substantially in implementation. Because Convox runs on AWS we can rely on stable and scalable services only avail

by ddollar 11y ago

It is similar to Deis in goals but it differs substantially in implementation. Because Convox runs on AWS we can rely on stable and scalable services only available on that platform such as ELB and DynamoDB. Deis uses its own internal Postgres and implements a custom load balancer, scheduler, etc. We believe using the hosted services will help you keep your operational costs down over time.

benley 11y ago
How does Convox compare to Empire? I see a bunch of similarities (good use of AWS features in particular), and they both look pretty great. (Empire: https://github.com/remind101/empire https://github.com/remind101/empire, http://engineering.remind.com/introducing-empire/ http://engineering.remind.com/introducing-empire/)
- ddollar 11y ago
  Empire is awesome, we think it's a great project. We have been swapping notes with the folks working on it. The primary difference is that Convox is backed by a company for which this is our product and has a full-time team dedicated to it.
  - benley 11y ago
    Fair enough :-)
- ejholmes 11y ago
  Creator of Empire here. Empire and Convox are kinda like brothers and sisters, both really similar in implementation and philosophy. There's a couple of subtle differences, like how Empire expects that you've already built a Docker image somehow, whereas Convox can just take some code and do it for you (hosts it's own docker registry). Convox also supports streaming logs, which is pretty awesome (although, coming soon to Empire too :)). Convox is a little more reliant on AWS, whereas Empire was designed to be able to work with other backends like Kubernetes for example (not implemented yet). I would say, use which ever one best suites your needs, they're both great, and like David said, we talk a lot and share ideas back and forth.
  - mwmanning 11y ago
    Thanks Eric! +1 Check out Convox and Empire. See which one works best for you.

by ddollar 11y ago

benley 11y ago

How does Convox compare to Empire? I see a bunch of similarities (good use of AWS features in particular), and they both look pretty great. (Empire: https://github.com/remind101/empire https://github.com/remind101/empire, http://engineering.remind.com/introducing-empire/ http://engineering.remind.com/introducing-empire/)

ddollar 11y ago
Empire is awesome, we think it's a great project. We have been swapping notes with the folks working on it. The primary difference is that Convox is backed by a company for which this is our product and has a full-time team dedicated to it.
- benley 11y ago
  Fair enough :-)
ejholmes 11y ago
Creator of Empire here. Empire and Convox are kinda like brothers and sisters, both really similar in implementation and philosophy. There's a couple of subtle differences, like how Empire expects that you've already built a Docker image somehow, whereas Convox can just take some code and do it for you (hosts it's own docker registry). Convox also supports streaming logs, which is pretty awesome (although, coming soon to Empire too :)). Convox is a little more reliant on AWS, whereas Empire was designed to be able to work with other backends like Kubernetes for example (not implemented yet). I would say, use which ever one best suites your needs, they're both great, and like David said, we talk a lot and share ideas back and forth.
- mwmanning 11y ago
  Thanks Eric! +1 Check out Convox and Empire. See which one works best for you.