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<jab>hello! I was thinking about openbsd.amsterdam today.

<jab>You can purchase an OpenBSD vm. People host websites, etc.

<jab>I wonder if the Hurd could do something similar but better.

<jab>With the Hurd, you wouldn't need a vm. You could just set up translators...right?

<ZhaoM>I tried childhurd service in guix before, maybe this is what you are expecting? https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2020/childhurds-and-substitutes/

<jab>ZhaoM: I suppose that a subhurd could work...

<jab>but that maybe seems a little overkill.

<jab>I basically am thinking about the following.

<jab>Imagine a server somewhere running Debian GNU/Hurd on real iron.

<jab>It is running 1 web server (perhaps Apache).

<jab>Then each paying user, could host their own static websites.

<jab>openbsd.amsterdam gives everyone a vm. Each vm runs its own TCP/IP stack, httpd (webserver), etc.

<p4r4D0xum>jab: subhurd is ability of hurd to virtualize itself as I know

<jab>I feel like we could do something similar, but I don't see the point in offering every user a vm.

<jab>a subhurd would work, but it seems overkill.

<jab>what if a webserver looks in /home/USERNAME/public_html/ and serves the static website there.

<jab>It seems more efficient to only have 1 webserver running.

<ZhaoM>I see, a smaller environment for each user

<ZhaoM>but I think most of the issues can come to the lack of man power :/

<ZhaoM>but having a goal is useful :)

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