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Dev tools · December 26, 2022

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Eleven – open-source alternative to Codespaces

Hey HN, Eleven is the second project that I've built to learn Go. It lets you create a code sandbox in your cloud provider account easily. What's a "code sandbox"? Just a VM, running in your cloud provider account, with some runtimes pre-installed, your repositories cloned, a way to connect to it with your preferred editor (or via SSH) and a way to serve your apps easily via HTTP (with automatic HTTPS). You could use it to deploy your app, as a remote development environment or even to test some code. It's up to you. For example, to deploy a Node.JS app: $ eleven aws init hello-world…

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Eleven is an open-source tool that creates virtual machine code sandboxes within a user's cloud provider account. It comes with pre-installed runtimes, cloned repositories, and editor connectivity via SSH, allowing developers to deploy applications, work remotely, or test code. The tool automatically provisions HTTPS for HTTP services and supports major cloud providers, serving as an alternative to Codespaces for those who want to manage infrastructure within their own cloud accounts.

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Hey HN, Eleven is the second project that I've built to learn Go. It lets you create a code sandbox in your cloud provider account easily. What's a "code sandbox"? Just a VM, running in your cloud provider account, with some runtimes pre-installed, your repositories cloned, a way to connect to it with your preferred editor (or via SSH) and a way to serve your apps easily via HTTP (with automatic HTTPS). You could use it to deploy your app, as a remote development environment or even to test some code. It's up to you. For example, to deploy a Node.JS app: $ eleven aws init hello-world --runtimes [email protected] --repositories eleven-sh/hello-world > Success! The sandbox "hello-world" was initialized. $ ssh eleven/hello-world forever node index.js > Forever: command started. Run "forever stop" in current path to stop. $ eleven aws serve hello-world 8000 --as hello.eleven.sh > Success! The port "8000" is now reachable at: https://hello.eleven.sh $ curl https://hello.eleven.sh > Hello World Still learning Go by the way, so I'm open to any suggestions to improve.

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