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Route is a load balancer that has backends connect to the load balancer instead Route is a load balancer that has backends connect to the load balancer instead
of the load balancer connecting to backends. This model allows networks to be of the load balancer connecting to backends. This model allows networks to be
vastly simplified, no longer having to bring in consul or another consensus layer, vastly simplified, no longer having to bring in consul or another consensus layer,
no more configuration generation. no more configuration generation or rehashing nginx on each deploy.
Project Stability: Alpha ## About
This project is a passion project, as such excuse the atypical setup for everything. Project Stability: Alpha (don't use this in production yet)
This project is a passion project, as such excuse the atypical setup for everything.
If you have ideas on how to improve things, please open an issue, comment on existing If you have ideas on how to improve things, please open an issue, comment on existing
issues or hit me up in a private message somewhere. I want route to be the easiest issues or hit me up in a private message somewhere. I want route to be the easiest
possible way to host services of all sizes. possible way to host services of all sizes.
### Constraints
Constraints I am putting on myself right now: Constraints I am putting on myself right now:
- Use Go as much as possible and where it makes sense use other tools - Use Go as much as possible and where it makes sense use other tools
- Create solutions using experience from the "old way" of doing things to categorically eliminate problems - Create solutions using experience from the "old way" of doing things to categorically eliminate problems
- Make solutions robust and fault-tolerant wherever possible as soon as possible - Make solutions as robust and fault-tolerant wherever possible as soon as possible
- Don't waste resources if you don't have to - Don't waste resources if you don't have to
- Always clean things up eventually - Always clean things up eventually
- If you have to fail, fail loudly - If you have to fail, fail loudly
- Don't be too clever - Don't be too clever
- It's ${CURRENT_YEAR}, only allow TLS connections except where absolutely required
## Build
Route uses [mage](http://magefile.org) for building it and its dependencies. For
convenience, a copy of mage is vendored as `./cmd/mage/main.go`. You can install
this to your machine if you want.
```console
$ go run ./cmd/mage/main.go tools
$ go run ./cmd/mage/main.go build
```
## Quickstart
See [quickstart docs](https://git.xeserv.us/xena/route/src/master/doc/quickstart.md).
## Support
Please [contact me](https://christine.website/contact) to get support with this
project.
## Donations
Throw me a [ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/christinedodrill) or contact me for other
donations.