Dev tools · September 11, 2024
Clace – Application Server with support for scaling down to zero
I have been building the open source project https://github.com/claceio/clace. Clace is an application server that builds and deploys containers, allowing it to manage webapps in any language/framework. Compared to application servers like Nginx Unit, Clace has the advantage of being able to work with any application, without requiring any dependency or packaging changes. Clace provides a blue-green staged deployment model for apps. Not just code changes, even configuration changes are staged and can be verified before being made live. Clace is not a PaaS solution,…
Clace – Application Server with support for scaling down to zero launched on September 11, 2024 with 72 votes, #548 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Clace is an open-source application server that builds and deploys containers to manage web applications written in any language or framework. It supports blue-green staged deployments where code and configuration changes can be verified before going live. Unlike similar tools, Clace requires no dependency or packaging changes to applications. It includes a built-in reverse proxy and can scale down to zero, but focuses solely on application deployment rather than managing databases or auxiliary services.
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From the sources
Deployment platform for teams to deploy internal tools. Deploy web apps declaratively, on a single-node or on Kubernetes, with OIDC/SAML auth and RBAC. - openrundev/openrun
In the maker’s words, at launch
I have been building the open source project https://github.com/claceio/clace. Clace is an application server that builds and deploys containers, allowing it to manage webapps in any language/framework. Compared to application servers like Nginx Unit, Clace has the advantage of being able to…
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