[HN Gopher] The Future of Nginx: Getting Back to Our Open Source... ___________________________________________________________________ The Future of Nginx: Getting Back to Our Open Source Roots Author : soheilpro Score : 16 points Date : 2022-08-23 22:00 UTC (59 minutes ago) (HTM) web link (www.nginx.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.nginx.com) | kungfufrog wrote: | To me it totally sounds like 'all those features (some bizarrely | so) we locked behind a commercial license to extract money from | you' has resulted in people looking for alternatives as soon as | the use case exceeded the capabilities of the open source | version. Kubernetes and the ecosystem is eating their lunch for | more complex service mesh deployment scenarios where nginx is | basically an interchangeable dumb proxy, and doing it with | generally new and free open source products, so here, have some | more stuff we've kept gated behind an expensive | license/subscription so we can stay relevant. | | I don't say this to be ungrateful about what nginx has provided | for free, it's great, thank you. But the post also feels like a | cynical take about what the value of open source truly is. | miohtama wrote: | My web server path has been Apache -> (Varnish) -> Nginx -> | Caddy. This outside programming language specific servers like | Waitress or Express.js. | | I love the fact that Caddy is a single binary I can run for | simple use cases without configuration file. Plus the built-in | Let's Encrypt support. Nginx is definitely on defence here | unless you need "web scale" servers. | kungfufrog wrote: | Also a huge fan of Caddy!!! | | Such a smart design and incredibly useful piece of software! | kungfufrog wrote: | Also, if you need further evidence of this, look at the MARA | diagram. It basically spells it out. There's 2 products in that | stack that are branded: nginx and Kubernetes, the rest is | noise, with nginx positioned as the only component for traffic | ingress. Also if that napkin scribbling constitutes an | "architecture"... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-08-23 23:00 UTC)