Ziglang.org migrates from AWS to self-hosting
The Zig Software Foundation migrated from AWS to a self-hosted solution using a €36 Hetzner server to reduce costs, improve deployment speed, and encourage community involvement for resilience.
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The Zig Software Foundation (ZSF) has transitioned from using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for hosting its website and tarball storage to a self-hosted solution due to rising costs associated with increased traffic. In 2023, the Rust Foundation reported significant infrastructure expenses, highlighting the financial burden of cloud hosting. In contrast, ZSF opted for a more cost-effective approach by utilizing a single €36 Hetzner server, which allows for a 99% uptime that is deemed acceptable for their needs. This decision reflects a desire to enhance computing efficiency and avoid dependency on large corporations for funding. The foundation acknowledges that while the website's downtime may occur during peak traffic, it is a manageable risk. The move has resulted in instant website deployments, improving operational efficiency. ZSF plans to explore additional options, such as providing torrent files for releases, and encourages community involvement in mirroring Zig releases to enhance resilience.
- Zig Software Foundation migrated from AWS to a self-hosted solution to reduce costs.
- The decision was influenced by rising infrastructure expenses reported by other foundations.
- A single €36 Hetzner server is used, allowing for acceptable downtime.
- The migration has improved deployment speed from five minutes to instant.
- Community involvement is encouraged for mirroring releases to enhance resilience.
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10 commentsI whish there was more ressource to learn this "low-level" approached to web developpement.
It is sort of interesting we are back to torrenting. Especially when bandwidth outside of the cloud are relatively cheap. I wonder how many TB they are using per month.
ping -6 ziglang.org PING ziglang.org (2a01:4f9:3051:4bd2::) 56 data bytes ^C --- ziglang.org ping statistics --- 7 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 6135ms
just noticed because zigup has failed..
Heh.
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