Discussion
15 years, one server, 8GB RAM and 500k users - how Webminal refuses to die
Fire-Dragon-DoL: Well that server is worth 1M due to the 8GB RAM now!
sudo_cowsay: I've never tried Webminal (only used Linode for it's simplicity). But, it seems great. I'll probably try it out.
giis: Sure thanks, Let me know if you have feedback.
harias: It's been a while since I've used it but Google cloud shell is a good free platform for learning Linux commands as wellhttps://shell.cloud.google.com
tuananh: iximuiz also give you 1 hour per day free i think.very easy to use. almost instant.
heyethan: Feels like the real value here is zero setup.Even spinning up a VM can be enough friction for beginners. A browser shell is kind of “good enough” for that.Probably why tools like this keep sticking around. Wanna try.
ramon156: blegh, the content is interesting but i've grown numb towards AI speak. It's so generic that I lose interest halfway through.
kevinbaiv: This is a good reminder that good enough + zero setup often beats more powerful solutions.
actionfromafar: User mode linux is so cool.
user34283: I wonder how much money went into the hosting over the years.A year ago I bought a Intel N100 Mini PC with 16 GB DDR5 RAM and a 512 GB SSD for $170.Maybe it could have hosted the site too. It's certainly a lot faster than Azure VMs with 4 "vCPUs".
giis: Yes, User mode linux pretty cool project. If I'm not wrong, UML is kind of predecessor to gvisor or firecracker from a different era.
andai: Yeah, the content itself is amazing but the AI writing detracts from that. I'd much rather read broken English than GPT output.That being said I really enjoyed reading this, and I'm looking forward to trying it out.
andai: This is so fascinating, I've never heard of UML!How many users can this support simultaneously? It says 256MB RAM per user, 8GB total on server? But it's probably more than 32 simultaneous users?
giis: In past I have seen around 10 process, but I think with current setup, it could support around upto 20 UML. Remember this runs on the same server where others login and get their normal bash account too. So not a dedicated UML server.
caijia: UML is a smart call, and reminds me when I built an inventory and shift scheduling system on wordpress in 2017.somtimes the "wrong" / "old" tool for some job is exactly right for you if you really understand it. UML is old but fits here.15 years is long enough to call memory about a lot of things.
