Portable Serverless without the complexity of Kubernetes
In this post Alex will introduce OpenFaaS’ newest project: faasd - faasd brings the benefits of a portable Serverless experience without needing to learn and operate Kubernetes
Portable Serverless without the complexity of Kubernetes launched on June 19, 2020 with 19 votes, #936 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
In plain words
OpenFaaS is a serverless computing framework for developers who want to deploy functions without managing Kubernetes infrastructure. It simplifies building and running containerized functions across cloud and on-premises environments. The platform handles deployment, scaling, and orchestration automatically, making serverless architecture more accessible to teams seeking straightforward function management without the complexity of Kubernetes configuration and administration.
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In this post Alex will introduce OpenFaaS’ newest project: faasd. faasd brings the benefits of a portable Serverless experience without needing to learn and operate Kubernetes. From the first iteration of OpenFaaS in 2016 (then called “faas”), portability and openness were two driving values for the project and community. They’ve guided us ever since, and as the industry consolidated around Kubernetes, we added support in the project. That was back in May 2017. The faas-provider SDK allowed us to do this and was extracted from the core project shortly after adding support for Kubernetes. We’ve had a number of other community providers, but this is the one with the most traction today. It’s…from openfaas.com
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Kubernetes as a back-end for OpenFaaS2017 · github.com · ▲194Serverless Functions For Kubernetes. Contribute to openfaas/faas-netes development by creating an account on GitHub.
OpenFaaS - Serverless on your terms2017 · github.com · ▲36Serverless Functions Made Simple. OpenFaaS has 55 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
OpenFaaS Serverless Made Simple2019 · github.com · ▲10OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.
FaaS – Serverless functions framework for Docker2017 · github.com · ▲73OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.
faasd 0.8.1 – lightweight Serverless with containerd and CNI2020 · github.com · ▲18Lightweight and portable version of OpenFaaS. Contribute to openfaas/faasd development by creating an account on GitHub.
OpenFaaS – serverless framework for Docker and Kubernetes2017 · github.com · ▲6OpenFaaS - Serverless Functions Made Simple. Contribute to openfaas/faas development by creating an account on GitHub.
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