KWS: how I built a self-hostable cloud platform?
KWS is a self-hostable cloud platform that has a lot of features including,
Deploying LXC instances.
Pre-managed services like PostgreSQL.
Single click hosting by giving your sub-domain, and port to expose.
VPN - secured access to instances.
KWS tunnels which allows home network to be accessible over the internet without exposing(can take in user custom domains)
Here, ill be explaining the whole architecture of KWS, the networking concepts and the system design. I'll share my experiences and challenges I faced while deploying it to my college server. I will talk linux networking, server management and more.
Key Takeaways
Why I built KWS and the problems it addresses
Deploying lightweight instances using LXC
Pre-managed services like PostgreSQL that save setup time
One-click app hosting with subdomains
VPN for secure, private access to instances
KWS Tunnels to safely access home network over the internet, including custom domains
Using the DNS-01 challenge to automate SSL certificate management
Practical insights into DNS, SSL, and reverse proxy setup
System design choices that balance scalability and security
Challenges faced while deploying on a college server environment
Audience Learning Outcomes
A practical understanding of Linux networking
How to set up and manage DNS correctly
How to think about system design in real-world conditions
How architecture decisions impact scalability and security
Vikash SS
This talk was presented in Chennai Meetup and got good attention. It was delivered by a college student and meeting students in NIT who are already doing great work in FOSS would be a great spark of inspiration for this speaker to go and try something similar in their own college.
Looks like a nice project, good for a talk
Project is not under active development but significant work has gone into this, so the technical bits might be interesting. You might want to narrow down the proposal, don't try to cover too many things.
Looks like this talk is happening at the Chennai meetup this weekend, we can take a decision after feedback from the volunteers.