[BlueOnyx:12380] Re: Solarspeed / Compass / BlueOnyx stores

[Dave Park]

While you're considering those options, an ARM port would be nice *just
dreaming*

I have a raspberry pi in an old Raq case, and it handles itself quite
respectably... It's almost the perfect upgrade for a tired old Raq.


On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Michael Stauber <mstauber at blueonyx.it>wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> > I would prefer to just pay $$ per license per month like
> > with Interworx, and for all the essentials (PHP,
> > PHPMyAdmin, AV Spam, etc) to all be included.
>
> Yes, this is actually something we're considering to offer as well:
>
> A "pay as you go" model where you don't pay for the software packages
> upfront. Instead you pay for their monthly usage. Of course that would
> also mean that there is a mechanism that can automatically disable or
> uninstall the software if the client ends the contract.
>
> We need to sort out some technical details first, but in the somewhat
> longer haul it'll be offered.
>
> > Moving to Litespeed has also shown me how much of a resource hog
> > Apache is with SuPHP. Using SuPHP with Litespeed, there is almost
> > no hit and it flys along. So I  think for the future - it would
> > be great to see LiteSpeed integration with BX. NGINX is probably
> > faster - but LiteSpeed has the Apache compatibility and would
> > therefore be much easier to implement.
>
> Oh yes, that is true. There are quite some interesting alternatives out
> there. While I'm working on the next BlueOnyx version I've been
> pondering possibilities and options. There are quite a few:
>
> - Apache with or w/o Varnish in front
> - Nginx with or w/o Varnish, plus PHP-FPM and fast-CGI
> - Apache with Lighttpd as a sidekick for serving static content
> - LiteSpeed
>
> Step number one for making this possible in the longer run will be to
> remove the total dependency of BlueOnyx on Apache, so that - at a later
> time - it becomes possible to just switch to another webserver by the
> means of simply installing a different PKG or module that replaces
> Apache with the webserver of choice. Or to include another webserver by
> default, which can be activated through the GUI - at which time also a
> conversion of the config files takes place.
>
> It's not yet fully decided which route we'll go for providing web server
> alternatives. But like said: The first step is to make sure that things
> get a bit more modular and that BlueOnyx can work without expecting
> Apache to be there at every step of the way.
>
> --
> With best regards
>
> Michael Stauber
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