Another concern is actually using WebKit in a multi-client situation.
I do not know if WebKit has the necessary security and sandboxing to
keep applications separate for different users.
Security is not Webware's forte. Simplicity is. Instance-per-user is a very simple solution to most security issues.
(Security through simplicity is A Good Thing, BTW)
If it doesn't, a WebKit instance per-user does not sound appealing.
Instance-per-user is not a problem unless you want to host 50+ users on one box. But dedicated servers are cheap enough that you shouldn't need to put more than 10 webware users (max) on a box anyway.
I also have concerns about the need to restart WebKit in order to
introduce module changes (and sometimes application changes, in my
experience). That's one nicety of some J2EE app servers--hot swapping
apps, etc. It would be nice to *never* have to shutdown WebKit.
Webware does support autoreloading, but it is recommended only for development. This is not really much of an issue in real life. Webware's "raison d'�tre" (reason for being) is simplicity and lightweight operation. Restarting webware takes a few seconds -- not the minutes required by a J2EE server/cluster.
It is also very easy to start a new webware instance with the new code and make it take over serving while the old server shuts down gracefully. Client down-time: None.
So, from where I'm standing, unless I'm ready to co-locate and
essentially 'be a host' myself, Webware doesn't seem like the right
choice. I know many of you are using Webware for commercial purposes.
What do you?
I'll throw in my hat there. I have been running webware on my dedicated server for a couple of months now, and I am ready to share the joy.
http://python-hosting.us/
I can't offer root access (not willingly anyway ;-) ), but I'll install whatever software and do whatever configuration you need.
I also have a setup to build static web pages using Cheetah, so you can use the same templates for both static and dynamic content.
-- Terrel
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