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Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config

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Post by izakfr »

Hey HN,

We wanted a simple way to update application configs, without redeploying. We wanted to remotely set variables, and read them in our application. We created Varse to do this.

Varse has a dashboard for creating key - value pairs and an SDK to read them. It's un-opinionated and allows for strings, booleans, or even json objects to be stored.

We have instructions for running it yourself. We also have a hosted version where you can create an account and manage variables.

This is our first time building an open source project. We'd love feedback on how to do it right.

Github: https://github.com/varse-io/varse

Hosted Version: https://app.varse.io/signup

Website: https://www.varse.io/

Contact: izak@varse.io

Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config
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Re: Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config

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Post by remram »

izakfr wrote: post #4
remram wrote: post #2

What is a server variable?

It's a variable or config that gets injected into a server at runtime. At least that's what I've heard it called in the past. I think it's interchangeable with environment variable.

Maybe this is the part I misunderstood, what kind of "server" are we talking about? I understood it to mean "machine".

If they are trying to say "update application configuration" but wrote "update server variable", I urge them to revise their marketing ASAP.

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Post by xorcist »

izakfr wrote: post #4
remram wrote: post #2

What is a server variable?

It's a variable or config that gets injected into a server at runtime. At least that's what I've heard it called in the past. I think it's interchangeable with environment variable.

So, configuration?

Re: Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config

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Post by izakfr »

zegl wrote: post #3

Congrats on launching! What’s the difference between this and Feature Flags in PostHog?

Feature Flags looks like it's crafted around automated rollouts. Varse was designed to be more manual, just for reading / writing key - value pairs. You can use it to store long-lived variables like database_url. It could also be used for short lived variables like percent_db_migration_rollout.

Have you used Feature Flags in the past? I'm curious what your experience was.

Re: Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config

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Post by izakfr »

remram wrote: post #5
izakfr wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a variable or config that gets injected into a server at runtime. At least that's what I've heard it called in the past. I think it's interchangeable with environment variable.

Maybe this is the part I misunderstood, what kind of "server" are we talking about? I understood it to mean "machine". If they are trying to say "update application configuration" but wrote "update server variable", I urge them to revise their marketing ASAP.

Yeah that's a good point. We meant application config. I will change the repo's description to reflect this.

Re: Show HN: Varse – Simple remote application config

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Post by izakfr »

remram wrote: post #5
izakfr wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a variable or config that gets injected into a server at runtime. At least that's what I've heard it called in the past. I think it's interchangeable with environment variable.

Maybe this is the part I misunderstood, what kind of "server" are we talking about? I understood it to mean "machine". If they are trying to say "update application configuration" but wrote "update server variable", I urge them to revise their marketing ASAP.

Just updated the repo. Thanks for the clarification.
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