What is Acqlite?
Acqlite is an open source platform that provides similar functionality to Acquia's commercial Drupal cloud hosting services. It allows organizations and developers to host Drupal sites on their own infrastructure, while providing many of the automation, scaling, and management features typically associated with PaaS solutions like Acquia Cloud or Pantheon.
Key features of Acqlite include:
- Automated installation and updates of Drupal cores, contributed modules, and themes
- Git-based workflow for moving code between development, staging, and production environments
- Horizontal scaling of Drupal application servers through Docker containers
- Centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting
- CLI and web based control panel for administration
- Integration with Kubernetes and Amazon Web Services for additional scaling and reliability
As an open source platform, Acqlite provides significant cost savings over paid solutions like Acquia Cloud. It also offers more customization and flexibility for those wanting to host Drupal themselves rather than relying on a vendor-managed hosting service. However, it requires more in-house DevOps expertise compared to turnkey SaaS options.