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If you wrote your simple HTTP server well, then not really.
> you can take that tiny webserver and put it in a VM, and voila, now it doesn't matter if anyone breaks in.
1. It might still matter.
2. The virtualized/containerized version could well have its own security issues.
3. The virtualized/containerized version is heavy and expensive (relatively).
4. Why did you move away from IRC? Come back... :-(
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If you wrote your simple HTTP server well, then not really.
> you can take that tiny webserver and put it in a VM, and voila, now it doesn't matter if anyone breaks in.
1. It might still matter.
2. The virtualized/containerized version could well have its own security issues.
3. The virtualized/containerized version is heavy and expensive (relatively).
4. Why did you move away from IRC? Come back... :-(