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Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by crschnick »

fru654 wrote: post #36
crschnick wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is implemented under the assumption that these distros are most of the time used in enterprise contexts. I know that this is not always the case, there is the option to upgrade to a license at no cost to the next tier if you’re only using it for personal use. Just send me an email I can upgrade it for you.

> That is implemented under the assumption that these distros are most of the time used in enterprise contexts. I've been using OEL since before Rocky was a thing. It was and still is a free alternative to RHEL. Apart from that, all my planned use of XPipe fits entirely in the Community feature set (maybe apart from Yubikey/GPG agent). But now I'd need to pay $5 a month just to open a shell? No thanks. Also, a slight…

Considering the costs of a more serious homelab, I think paying $5 a month for a tool that can save you some time and effort, can be reasonable. Of course only if you see the value for yourself. That value comes from more features than just the shell opener, that is only a part of XPipe.

The community version is pretty extensive in what you can do with it, so I think you can accurately judge whether the homelab plan is worth it for you by using it for a bit.

Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by globular-toast »

robertlagrant wrote: post #32
f2hex wrote: post #19

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Well, it would necessitate a dedicated conversation. In my opinion, there are better languages and runtimes available today to create such solutions, such as Go and Rust, to name a couple of the most suitable ones. I believe Java is no longer an appealing choice for these types of tools, but I still like the project and its development process.

Can you name the top three reasons why Go or Rust would be better for this?

1. Rust is cool, 2. Go is cool, 3. Java is uncool.

Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by BehindTheMath »

crschnick wrote: post #11
bb88 wrote: post #2

I just want to purchase software these days. Not another subscription.

I fully get that. The reason why it focuses on the subscription model is that is quite difficult to plan ahead with an irregular revenue stream. Everything is financed via bootstrapping, so I can't afford to burn through money or have irregular revenue over time when planning expenses.

Doesn't that mean that you're charging extra from those that don't care about updates to subsidize them for those that do?

Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by whalesalad »

BehindTheMath wrote: post #45
crschnick wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fully get that. The reason why it focuses on the subscription model is that is quite difficult to plan ahead with an irregular revenue stream. Everything is financed via bootstrapping, so I can't afford to burn through money or have irregular revenue over time when planning expenses.

Doesn't that mean that you're charging extra from those that don't care about updates to subsidize them for those that do?

that's how software as a service works.

Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by whalesalad »

f2hex wrote: post #10

Why are we still using Java for these kinds of solutions today?

why not? cross platform, lots of ui toolkits, huge ecosystem of packages and tools.

tbh java is a perfect choice for a tool like this. building it in rust or go would take 10x the time.

Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by FreebasingLLMs »

crschnick wrote: post #6
VectorLock wrote: post #4

If it worked with Okta ASA (formerly ScaleFT) that would be pretty cool. Be able to auth into Okta and have all the servers registered in ASA presented to you.

Yeah things like Okta are planned to be supported in the long term. Just need to prioritize the different integrations as there are so much tools I can still add support for. And every single integration presents its unique challenges, so these all take some time.

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Re: Show HN: XPipe, a shell connection hub for SSH, Docker, K8s, VMs, and more

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Post by crschnick »

BehindTheMath wrote: post #45
crschnick wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fully get that. The reason why it focuses on the subscription model is that is quite difficult to plan ahead with an irregular revenue stream. Everything is financed via bootstrapping, so I can't afford to burn through money or have irregular revenue over time when planning expenses.

Doesn't that mean that you're charging extra from those that don't care about updates to subsidize them for those that do?

I think everyone cares about updates to some degree. Doesn't have to be about big feature updates, just continuous fixes for various small bugs and performance improvements can improve you user experience quite a bit.

If you used XPipe a year ago, it's night and day compared to today in terms of features, stability, and performance.

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