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'être" (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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