Ask HN: Any Modern, Serverless Alternatives to Lobste.rs?
I’ve been a fan of Lobste.rs for its great community and invite-only model. Recently, I’ve been wondering if there are any modern alternatives out there—especially those that use a serverless architecture.
I'm particularly looking for open-source options or any unique takes that embrace scalability and low maintenance through serverless tech.
Anyone seen anything cool or working on something similar? Would love to hear your thoughts!
I develop a HN/Reddit/Lobste.rs like internet forum [0]. It's Node/Postgres with a vanilla SSR front-end. It's not serverless.
[0] https://github.com/ferg1e/comment-castles
Lobste.rs is open source: https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters
But anything more complex than a basic server seems like overkill for a simple text forum.
Lobste.rs is a rails app - as much as ruby is not really my bag, I don't think there's anything about it that is particularly "not modern".
The implication from your post is that to be "modern" an application needs to be "serverless" - which frankly is preposterous.