[chatmasta]

I'm having a hard time seeing what niche this fills. It seems to be both a process manager and TCP proxy. What am I missing here? What makes this better than, for example, using docker-compose?

I think a "how it works" or "design doc" would be really helpful.

That said, the source files do make for pleasant reading. The nginx team has always set a strong example for what good C programming looks like.

EDIT: Their blog post [0] makes this more clear... nginx unit is one of four parts in their new "nginx application platform" [1]

[0] https://www.nginx.com/blog/introducing-nginx-application-pla...

[1] https://www.nginx.com/products/

[coldtea]

>What makes this better than, for example, using docker-compose?

Not having to use docker would be a huge plus for me.

[justonepost]

yes, infinitely more lightweight. but docker compose and friends are cool