Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines
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#2Hello, I'm building a replacement for docker containers with a virtual machine with the ergonomics of containers + subsecond start times.
I worked in AWS previously in the container space + with firecracker. I realized the container is an unnecessary layer that slowed things down + firecracker was a technology designed for AWS org structure + usecase.
So I ended up building a hybrid taking the best of containers with the best of firecracker.
Let me know your thoughts, thanks!
Re: Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines
#3Give it a try folks. Would really love to hear all the feedbacks!
Cheers!
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#4its a really innovative idea! very interested in the subsecond coldstart claim, how does it achieve that?
Re: Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines
#5Hello, I'm building a replacement for docker containers with a virtual machine with the ergonomics of containers + subsecond start times. I worked in AWS previously in the container space + with firecracker. I realized the container is an unnecessary layer that slowed things down + firecracker was a technology designed for AWS org structure + usecase. So I ended up building a hybrid taking the best of containers with…
+1. i built something similar called shuru.run because i wanted an easy way to set up microVM sandboxes to run some of my AI apps, and firecracker wasn't available for macOS (and, as you said, it is just too heavy for normal user-level workloads).
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#6Great job with the comparison table. Immediately I was like “neat sounds like firecracker” then saw your table to see where it was similar and different. Easy!
Nice job! This looks really cool
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#7its a really innovative idea! very interested in the subsecond coldstart claim, how does it achieve that?
@binsquare basically brute-force trimmed down unnecessary linux kernel modules, tried to get the vm started with just bare minimum. There are more rooms for improvement for sure. We will keep trying!
Re: Show HN: Smol machines – subsecond coldstart, portable virtual machines
#8its a really innovative idea! very interested in the subsecond coldstart claim, how does it achieve that?
@binsquare basically brute-force trimmed down unnecessary linux kernel modules, tried to get the vm started with just bare minimum. There are more rooms for improvement for sure. We will keep trying!
nice! for most local workloads, it is actually sufficient. so, do you ship a complete disk snapshot of the machines?
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#10Hello, I'm building a replacement for docker containers with a virtual machine with the ergonomics of containers + subsecond start times. I worked in AWS previously in the container space + with firecracker. I realized the container is an unnecessary layer that slowed things down + firecracker was a technology designed for AWS org structure + usecase. So I ended up building a hybrid taking the best of containers with…
+1. i built something similar called shuru.run because i wanted an easy way to set up microVM sandboxes to run some of my AI apps, and firecracker wasn't available for macOS (and, as you said, it is just too heavy for normal user-level workloads).
Yes, having a light-weight solution for local devices as well is one primary goal of the design. Another one is to make it easy for hosting, self or managed