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Re: Exe.dev

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post #76
post #64

That must be worst website ever made. Zero information available on mobile. I thought it is some kind of portfolio site that does not work on mobile.

Hyperbole much? I'm on mobile and think it's great. I wish more websites were like this. Just straight to the point instead of all the regular marketing fluff you need to decipher.

Agreed. Target audience will understand instantly

Re: Exe.dev

#223
post #69

This is cool. I am currently using GitHub codespaces and I would love a version of it with nothing but a web based terminal. I don't need all the other windows they put around it. This might be it. Trying my way around it now. Not sure what is going on: me: apt install apache the shell: exe.dev repl: command not found: "apt" What is "exe.dev repl"? Am I not in a shell? me: bash the shell: exe.dev repl: command not fo…

Nmap 52.35.87.134 (exe.dev) Returns many open ports

Re: Exe.dev

#224

unlike others, i like the site and the initial prompt. Lost me at "verify email" though. Why get so creative, yet limit yourself to archaic "email". Why do *YOU* the provider need me to have an email or a phone? Look, mullvad can provide vpn services without email or all that nonsense. If you want people who will use ssh to order things, these are the same people that would get your service because you're not asking…

You can’t host compute for anonymous users. I mean you can, but you won’t for long due to the abuse that will inevitably come with it. That you are responsible for. And anyway, it’s not always going to be free.

Getting a usable e-mail and phone is a few cents spent on one of the many shady SMS-reception services.

Re: Exe.dev

#226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The question wasn't "how to ssh into a server", it was "how did you figure out what it it from looking at the website"

"exe.dev is a subscription service that gives you virtual machines, with persistent disks, quickly and without fuss." scroll down and hit the "about" link. I do agree though the landing page could be more resourceful. I'm not going to SSH to a random server.

> I'm not going to SSH to a random server.

Opening a random website likely exposes you to more risk.

Re: Exe.dev

#227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not a mobile issue. I am on desktop and had no idea what this service was because nothing on the initial UI explained what we were looking at. I went and double-checked when people here were talking about pricing and VMs. From the home page, I figured it was some text-based game or experiment and closed the page. It looks like some people who work there are watching this thread, so to them I say: You have got to expl…

It's odd to see how people are not accustomed to plain websites anymore. You click the 'About' link in the footer, and get a direct explanation of what it is, pricing and the entire documentation.

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Re: Exe.dev

#228
post #64

That must be worst website ever made. Zero information available on mobile. I thought it is some kind of portfolio site that does not work on mobile.

This thread seems to reflect how the HN audience has shifted — less commenters know what `ssh example.com` does and more commenters concerned about privacy policy.

Re: Exe.dev

#229
very cool, my only reason for not using it is latency. recommendation: look up user's ip and geo location, spin up VM in a datacenter with lowest latency.

Re: Exe.dev

#230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"exe.dev is a subscription service that gives you virtual machines, with persistent disks, quickly and without fuss." scroll down and hit the "about" link. I do agree though the landing page could be more resourceful. I'm not going to SSH to a random server.

> I'm not going to SSH to a random server. Opening a random website likely exposes you to more risk.

Likely? Definitely.
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