SBD: We Have a Filesystem at Home

kept by eddie oct 28

Fly.io replaced their custom JuiceFS-based filesystem for Sprites with a simpler ext4 block device on object storage, dramatically improving reliability.

The Design & Implementation of Sprites
Fly.io built Sprites, disposable Linux VMs that create in seconds by ditching containers, using S3-backed storage with NVMe caching, and running orchestration inside each VM.
also on JuiceFS, Fly.io, Litestream, #infrastructure, #cloud-computing
Kilo launches KiloClaw, allowing anyone to deploy hosted OpenClaw agents into production in 60 seconds
Kilo launches KiloClaw, a managed service that deploys production-ready OpenClaw agents in under 60 seconds without requiring users to provision hardware or VPS.
also on Fly.io, #cloud-computing
The surprising attention on sprites, exe.dev, and shellbox - Lalit Maganti
New services like exe.dev, sprites, and shellbox succeed not on price or specs, but by offering frictionless, sandboxed cloud VMs for AI-driven developers who want fast prototyping and instant web service sharing.
also on Fly.io, #cloud-computing
SQLite in Production with Built-In Litestream Replication – OpenRun
OpenRun integrates Litestream to provide automatic SQLite database backup and restore on Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes without requiring app changes.
also on Litestream, #cloud-computing
Show HN: Honker – Postgres NOTIFY/LISTEN Semantics for SQLite
Honker brings Postgres NOTIFY/LISTEN semantics to SQLite by polling the WAL file, enabling cross-process push-style event delivery with single-digit millisecond latency without a broker.
also on Litestream, #software-engineering