As someone who has spent a decade in heavy AWS and Kubernetes environments, this is a refreshing breath of fresh air. We’ve become so accustomed to "scaling by throwing more RAM and nodes at the problem" that we've almost forgotten the sheer efficiency of a well-tuned OS.

Seeing a global service run on a 512MB FreeBSD VPS using Jails is a masterclass in software craftsmanship. It’s a stark reminder that our modern "cloud-native" stack often masks inefficiency with complexity. It makes me rethink the infrastructure I build—do we really need a massive cluster for every service, or do we just need to understand our operating system better?

The choice of FreeBSD here isn't just "niche"; it’s a pragmatic engineering decision that prioritizes stability and resource predictability. Truly inspiring work.

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