15 years, one server, 8GB RAM and 500k users – how Webminal refuses to die
by giis on 3/30/2026, 6:08:53 AM
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by: arjie
That's wonderful and I know why it's an Indian founder. Was so hard to get a remote shell back then. Indian debit cards didn't work online reliably and so on. So what's the hardware underneath? Cloud server or on-prem?<p>These days the world is amazing. Oracle Cloud gives you a ton for free. But perhaps there's some niche where this is useful. I have to say that this shared screen comms system is outrageously crazy, hahaha.
3/30/2026, 7:57:12 AM
by: caijia
UML is a smart call, and reminds me when I built an inventory and shift scheduling system on wordpress in 2017.<p>somtimes the "wrong" / "old" tool for some job is exactly right for you if you really understand it. UML is old but fits here.<p>15 years is long enough to call memory about a lot of things.
3/30/2026, 8:31:13 AM
by: andai
This is so fascinating, I've never heard of UML!<p>How many users can this support simultaneously? It says 256MB RAM per user, 8GB total on server? But it's probably more than 32 simultaneous users?
3/30/2026, 8:12:12 AM
by: heyethan
Feels like the real value here is zero setup.<p>Even spinning up a VM can be enough friction for beginners. A browser shell is kind of “good enough” for that.<p>Probably why tools like this keep sticking around. Wanna try.
3/30/2026, 7:17:21 AM
by: harias
It's been a while since I've used it but Google cloud shell is a good free platform for learning Linux commands as well<p><a href="https://shell.cloud.google.com" rel="nofollow">https://shell.cloud.google.com</a>
3/30/2026, 6:53:23 AM
by: Fire-Dragon-DoL
Well that server is worth 1M due to the 8GB RAM now!
3/30/2026, 6:46:41 AM
by: actionfromafar
User mode linux is so cool.
3/30/2026, 7:33:35 AM
by: sudo_cowsay
I've never tried Webminal (only used Linode for it's simplicity). But, it seems great. I'll probably try it out.
3/30/2026, 6:38:18 AM
by: kevinbaiv
This is a good reminder that good enough + zero setup often beats more powerful solutions.
3/30/2026, 7:24:31 AM
by: tuananh
iximuiz also give you 1 hour per day free i think.<p>very easy to use. almost instant.
3/30/2026, 7:10:13 AM
by: treysu
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3/30/2026, 6:33:37 AM
by: ramon156
blegh, the content is interesting but i've grown numb towards AI speak. It's so generic that I lose interest halfway through.
3/30/2026, 7:17:21 AM