Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel forge OSS alternative?

Posted by marmotteio on Thursday November 30, 2023 @04:31AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hello, I'm building an open-source alternative to Laravel Forge (screenshot). Initial providers: AWS, Scaleway, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud Source control: Gitlab.com, Github.com, Private instances for both. Features: Deployment through CI, custom SSL, Cron jobs, queues, databases etc.

Screenshots: - https://ibb.co/02NL3Sf - https://ibb.co/Vj4fYq3

The idea is to allow community to add more providers, and shape up a good open-source alternative to Forge. I'm halfway through, the question is : is it worth it? Or am I the only one who thinks it's a good idea? Thank you very much for you honest opinion.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by shearos on Friday December 01, 2023 @04:07AM (#38484734)

no because Forge funds framework development

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by marmotteio on Friday December 01, 2023 @09:10AM (#38486827)

Can you clarify why being open-source won't work? There are many OSS projects driven without funds.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by chuckrincon on Friday December 01, 2023 @02:09PM (#38490841)

it's worth it? Absolutely! Your project fills a gap, and I bet others are itching for something like this. Keep at it, don't let doubts creep in. Super excited to see your tool in action. If you are looking for collaborators, I would like to join.

Cheers and good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by marmotteio on Monday December 04, 2023 @05:36AM (#38515729)

Thank you!

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by athahersirnaik on Saturday December 02, 2023 @01:43PM (#38500844)

Check cipi control panel

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Re:Ask HN: Is it worth it to continue building this laravel ... by marmotteio on Monday December 04, 2023 @05:36AM (#38515724)

Thank you, but I find that cipi has much less features as needed. And it looks like it's no longer maintained, so you think that cipi is enough et no need for any improvement? Thanks.

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