diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index c1232932..147bebcd 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Co-op Cloud aims to make hosting libre software applications simple for small pr ## Who is behind the project? -The project was started by workers at [Autonomic](https://autonomic.zone/) which is a [workers co-operative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative) providing technologies and infrastructure to empower users to make a positive impact on the world. We use Co-op Cloud in production amongst other systems. +The project was started by workers at [Autonomic](https://autonomic.zone/) which is a [worker-owned co-operative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperative). We provide technologies and infrastructure to empower users to make a positive impact on the world. We're using Co-op Cloud in production, amongst other systems. ## Why Co-op Cloud? @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ Please read our [initial project announcement post](https://autonomic.zone/blog/ ## What about `$alternative`? -We have various technical critiques of other similar projects which are already -up-and-running in the ecosystem as they don't necessarily meet our needs as a small tech co-op. However, the Co-op Cloud isn't meant to be a replacement for these others projects. Here is a short overview of the pros/cons we see and how that relates to our goals here. +We have various technical critiques of other similar projects which are already up-and-running in the ecosystem, as they don't necessarily meet our needs as a small tech co-op. However, Co-op Cloud isn't meant to be a replacement for these other projects. + +Here is a short overview of the pros/cons we see, in relation to our goals ### Cloudron @@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ up-and-running in the ecosystem as they don't necessarily meet our needs as a sm - 👎 Upstreams libre software communities aren't involved in packaging. - 👎 Limited to vertical scaling. - 👎 Tension between needs of hosting provider and non-technical user. +- 👎 LDAP introduces security problems - one vulnerable app can expose a user's password for all apps. - 👎 Bit of a [black box](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_box). ### YunoHost @@ -77,6 +79,25 @@ up-and-running in the ecosystem as they don't necessarily meet our needs as a sm - 👎 Uninstalling applications leaves growing cruft. - 👎 Limited to vertical scaling. - 👎 Not intended for use by hosting providers. + +### Caprover + +#### 👍 + +- 👍 Bigger library of applications. +- 👍 Easy set-up using a DigitalOcean one-click app. +- 👍 Works without a domain name or a public IP, in non-HTTPS mode (good for homeservers). +- 👍 Deploy any app with a `docker-compose.yml` file as a "One Click App" via the web interface. +- 👍 Multi-node (multi-server) set-up works by default. + +#### 👎 + +- 👎 Single-file app definition format, difficult to tweak using entrypoint scripts. +- 👎 Nginx instead of Traefik for load-balancing. +- 👎 Command-line client requires NodeJS / `npm`. +- 👎 [Requires 512MB RAM for a single app](https://github.com/caprover/caprover/issues/28). +- 👎 [Backup/restore is "experimental"](https://caprover.com/docs/backup-and-restore.html), and doesn't currently help with backing up Docker volumes. +- 👎 Exposes its bespoke management interface to the internet via HTTPS by default. ### Ansible