Why all PaaS providers (Heroku, CF, OpenShift) building their CLI tools using Ruby?
Are they copying Heroku?
Maybe because Python used for OS itself?
What dotCloud uses?
OpenShift by Red Hat
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Re: OpenShift by Red Hat
#102I tried openshift a few months ago for Rails. A real pain in the butt. They dont have simple deploy like Heroku. Even heroku can be time consuming in the beginning to get right, openshift was even more complicated. It may work better for Java I don't know, looks like they are right on the bleeding edge with support for Ruby 1.8.7.
Our roadmap has more support for newer versions of Ruby coming soon. We started with the base packages in RHEL but are now working to also bring newer versions as standard cartridges. That said, you can also use a DIY cartridge to get Ruby 1.9.x
Good to know; I just came here to complain. :-)
On the other hand, though, I think you should have probably started with the 1.9.2/1.9.3 series rather than the ancient 1.8.7.
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#103Why all PaaS providers (Heroku, CF, OpenShift) building their CLI tools using Ruby? Are they copying Heroku? Maybe because Python used for OS itself? What dotCloud uses?
dotCloud's cli is written in Python. In the long run I don't think it matters which language it's written in - as long as it's easy to install on every computer.
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#104Couldn't get their client software to work on Ubuntu. Even followed a few tutorials. I think I'm missing something, but haven't a bunch of time to invest.
I like these instructions: http://www.stylesen.org/openshift_client_tools_installation_...
Looks promising, I'll give it a go the first chance I get some spare time! (new baby in the house, so spare time is in short spurts)
Thanks!
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#105How does it compare to CloudFoundry? Aside from having official PHP support, that is.
CloudFoundry's PHP support is also official. While it's not yet available through cloudfoundry.com, you can use it now with AppFog (http://appfog.com).
Disclaimer: I work at AppFog and contributed to the initial version of PHP support for the CloudFoundry open source project at https://github.com/cloudfoundry.
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#106How does it compare to CloudFoundry? Aside from having official PHP support, that is.
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#107I don't like this "Free" business. It doesn't make sense and the complete lack of pricing info really puts me off. So I play around with this, like it and choose to stick with it. They then introduce uncompetitive pricing.. I just wasted my time. They do not need to give exact pricing - they might not know at the moment - but they should at least give an overview of what they plan to do. > We will keep this free plan…
Not sure where the second statement came from but if you can let me know the source, I can correct it. I can represent OpenShift fairly well. We will always have a free level of service and we are trying very hard to keep what is free today, free forever. We have tweaked a couple of things based on user feedback but the goal is to have a meaningful free offering. At the same time, we are getting constant feedback tha…
Thank you for the clarifacation. The service sounds interesting.
How are you keeping the free plan going now though? Who's paying for it? RedHat doesn't exactly strike me as the kind of company that's wallowing in spare cash.
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#108Couldn't get their client software to work on Ubuntu. Even followed a few tutorials. I think I'm missing something, but haven't a bunch of time to invest.
I like these instructions: http://www.stylesen.org/openshift_client_tools_installation_...
Thats not really a tutorial, just an introduction on how to install the CLI tools. What's missing is a tutorial on how to use them.
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#109The documentation is frankly awful. For example, when getting the status:
rhc domain status -l I get an error about ~/.ssh/config not existing. I added my ssh key via the web interface and have no idea what's going on here.
In looking at the User Guide, I find it gets me no where. http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/OpenShift/2.0/html/User_Gu...
The relevant message here is:
"If your system fails any of the tests, make a note of the error message and consult the relevant section of the OpenShift User Guide for further information."
Nothing like a circular reference that leads to nowhere.
Re: OpenShift by Red Hat
#110The documentation is frankly awful. For example, when getting the status: rhc domain status -l I get an error about ~/.ssh/config not existing. I added my ssh key via the web interface and have no idea what's going on here. In looking at the User Guide, I find it gets me no where. http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/OpenShift/2.0/html/User_Gu... The relevant message here is: "If your system fails any of the tests, make…
You probably created your domain and application through the web interface. This is an issue we are working through now - sorry we haven't gotten to it yet - it will be fixed in the next couple of sprints. The problem is that your SSH env has not been set up to work with the RHC tools yet. They expect a configure file in the .ssh directory to specify which key talks to the *.rhcloud.com domain. This KB article may help you get started:
https://openshift.redhat.com/community/kb/kb-e1034-ssh-facts...
Again, my apologies and we are actively working on that story right now.