TIL that software (especially #scripting runtimes like #Python, #Perl, and #NodeJS) running in #Alpine#Linux containers is often slower than in other distros like #Ubuntu. This is despite Alpine being faster on startup and often vastly more efficient with CPU, memory, and storage.
It mostly comes down to Alpine’s use of musl libc rather than #GNU’s glibc. musl is optimized for minimalism, not raw performance. Also, the Alpine packages are often not compiled with as many optimizations.
💡 Idea for a debugging script 💡
This might already exist for FreeBSD, and if so.. let me know!
- 1) keeps record of OS core/default settings: loader.conf, rc.conf, sysctl.conf, devfs.rules, login.conf etc
- 2) keeps record of file checksum on those OS core files (similar to the app, tripwire)
- 3) mode which shows divergence on current state vs known-default state in configs (1) and checksums (2)
-4) mode which tracks the files and their change-sets over time, similar to a zfs snapshot but at a single file-level
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
