Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems
Hi guys, creator of lockable here - the easiest way to think of lockable is as `flock` for when you don’t have a shared file system. You can use it to control concurrent access to resources or to ensure only a single instance of a process runs at any given time. Your processes can acquire, refresh and release locks via simple HTTP requests, so it’s language/framework agnostic. E.g. with `curl`: $ curl https://lockable.dev/api/acquire/my-lock-name { "response": true //or false, if the lock wasn’t available } $ curl…
Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems launched on June 16, 2022 with 77 votes, #471 of 3,005 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
Lockable is a distributed locking service that works via HTTP requests, designed for controlling concurrent access to resources across systems without a shared file system. It lets processes acquire, refresh, and release locks through simple API calls, making it language and framework agnostic. Users can interact with it via curl or a Python client. It's intended for developers who need to ensure only one instance of a process runs at a time or manage resource access in distributed environments.
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Hi guys, creator of lockable here - the easiest way to think of lockable is as `flock` for when you don’t have a shared file system. You can use it to control concurrent access to resources or to ensure only a single instance of a process runs at any given time. Your processes can acquire, refresh and release locks…
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