A simple DIY Heroku replacement to keep your hosting costs down

Re:A simple DIY Heroku replacement to keep your hosting cost... by whack on Sunday December 10, 2017 @06:47PM (#15894178)

The great thing about CaptainDuckDuck is that it expressly aims to address your argument. I haven't used it myself, but from reading his blog post (linked below), his goal is to build something 75% cheaper, but just as easy-to-use.

> My goal was to enable a typical web app developer create a Heroku-like server instance in less than 10 minutes. I am happy to say, I did it!

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Re:A simple DIY Heroku replacement to keep your hosting cost... by jacques_chester on Sunday December 10, 2017 @07:50PM (#15894436)

I think I worked out what my actual problem is here: pride.

I work on a platform partly inspired by Heroku and which consequently deals with many of the same problems. I am intimately aware of how much work has been required to build that platform and expand its capabilities.

It is hard to read someone saying they have replaced Heroku and not feel annoyance, because it downplays the enormous amount of careful engineering that Heroku and its competitors represent.

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Re:A simple DIY Heroku replacement to keep your hosting cost... by tedmiston on Sunday December 10, 2017 @10:22PM (#15894931)

Also, infrastructure and support.

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