An application engine for the web
About Nextweb
A note from Bryan
I started Nextweb because deploying an application took an enormous amount of work, no matter where I looked.
I was packaging a new application of my own, and I wanted to protect its source code and license it. Those two have always been the most tiring part of deploying software for me, and they kept deciding which language I could use.
Nextweb was born out of that need, and it turned out to give much more. Building it as a single executable gave me the protection I wanted and made deployment easier, so one tool answered all three problems at once.
The thesis behind Nextweb is a system that produces even when the operator is running on fumes, calling it junk, and wondering if anyone will ever buy it.
If you're new, here is what I want you to know. Nextweb is going to give your application the tools and the insulation it needs to run in nearly any environment, and keep it updated along with the runtimes and databases it runs on.
Bryan Tong
What Nextweb is
Nextweb is one program that runs web applications. It brings its own web server, language runtimes, and database, and it installs applications as packages. We call that an application engine.
It isn't a hosting company, and it isn't a container system. There's no account to upload your code to. It's a program you download and run on a machine you control.
Who makes it
Bryan Tong started Nextweb and leads its development. It's built on Kado, a Node.js framework. The company behind it is named in the commercial use agreement.
Where it stands
Nextweb is in beta, at version 1.0.0-rc3. The first lesson works from start to finish on Linux x64, and plenty isn't built yet. The roadmap lists both.
About the source
Nextweb is free to try, and it isn't open source. The GitHub repository is there for bug reports.
Get in touch
Questions, bug reports, and things you wish Nextweb did all reach a person. The support page says where to send each one.