Awesome project!

Dumb question: could you run this in frontend js using the browser's js engine and wasm environment similar to WebContainers? Maybe `fs` is just in-memory, and some things like forking are disabled. It'd be cool to have "nodejs" in the web!

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yuri91 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I work on a project that does exactly that (and more): https://browserpod.io/.

Currently it supports Node, but we plan to add Python, Ruby, git, and more.

You can see it in action in this demo: https://vitedemo.browserpod.io

More info here: https://labs.leaningtech.com/blog/browserpod-10

Ah and kudos to Syrus and his team for this release. Edge.js's architecture seems to have many similarities with BrowserPod. I see it as proof that we are both going in the right direction!

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syrusakbary 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s not a dumb question at all.

And yes, it will allow running Node.js apps fully on the browser, in a way that’s more compatible than any other alternative!

Stay tuned!

	▲	apignotti 15 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Do you have any specific test case that you would consider "very challenging" on the compatibility side? I'd be curious to check if BrowserPod can support that already.
	▲	moralestapia 15 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>in a way that’s more compatible than any other alternative I can see where that's going. Awesome. I want to msg. you on LinkedIn but can't.