Hello Ryan,
On 2020-04-05 10:55, Ryan Blenis wrote:
I see the enterprise version you offer it says one of the features
piler has is S3 object storage, which looks like it was originally
requested on the mailing list in 2018:
https://www.mail-archive.com/piler-user@list.acts.hu/msg01335.html
Does this mean that it is fully implemented now? And if so, will we
yes, it's fully implemented by now.
ever see this in the open source version? Given the lower prices on S3
compatible storage versus block storage and the unchanging nature of
the files, this would be great to have as an option that can reduce
hosting costs from what is now being used for [comparatively]
expensive block storage.
well, I've been thinking about it for a while, and still not decided,
it's a difficult business decision, so let me share my current position
on the matter.
TL;DR: not in the near future.
I'm really proud that the open source edition has gained a pretty nice
traction, and I decided to somehow monetize its popularity.
So I've forked piler and built an enterprise edition along with some
commercial
services. To make the enterprise edition successful, I must offer some
features
that are worth to pay for that is not available for free in the open
source edition.
I believe that the S3 storage support you asked for is such an
attractive feature,
so I'll keep it for the enterprise edition only, not sure how long.
However, I'm well aware of that the S3 costs are significantly lower
than block
storage costs at cloud hosting companies. I encourage you to try the
enterprise
edition, and see if it works for you. If so, and you like it, then
perhaps we
could figure out something viable to make the transition from open
source to
enterprise. I'd like to emphasize that I don't want to force you in this
direction,
and it's totally ok to decline.
Let me know what you (and other piler users as well) think about the
matter.
Janos
