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Alpine Linux vs OpenFaas

A side-by-side look at Alpine Linux and OpenFaas. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux

Os & Utilities

Alpine Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox. It is designed to be small, simple and secure. Alpine uses OpenRC for init and is focused on security and resource efficiency.

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OpenFaas

OpenFaas

Development

OpenFaas is an open source framework for building serverless functions. It has advanced functionality for auto-scaling and automated deployment of functions.

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