[tor-bugs] #13089 [Onionoo]: use an embedded web server/servlet engine for Onionoo

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#13089: use an embedded web server/servlet engine for Onionoo
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     Reporter:  iwakeh       |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  minor        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Onionoo      |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by iwakeh):

 Replying to [comment:3 karsten]:
 > I surely wouldn't mind other people to run their own instances of
 Onionoo.  For example, I'd love to see you running one and have Onionoo
 clients list that as fallback alternative if onionoo.torproject.org is
 down.
 Running my own Onionoo server? Hmm, never occured to me ...
 The only big hindrance is that I don't have the means for hosting it.
 But, maybe I can find some free hosting.

 > Though I'm not sure if this ticket is the main barrier, because the real
 trick is to initialize a new Onionoo instance with years of Tor network
 archives.  But that shouldn't stop us here.
 How many GB/TB approximately?

 > ... Let's make it easier to configure and deploy Onionoo, regardless of
 how many instances there will be.
 Yeah, that'll be helpful for testing, too.

 > Which of the three (embedded Tomcat, Jetty, Netty) should we try out,
 and why?  And would you be willing to submit a patch?
 Sure, I'd like to submit a patch.
 I would aim at making the change independent of the actual choice of
 server, well, as far as possible.
 Switching the (embedded or not) server should always be possible, just in
 case something
 better comes along ...

 I mentioned testing above. Do you have any kind of benchmark for Onionoo?

 Criteria for choosing the embedded server could be
 * easy integration (i.e. none or hardly any coding overhead)
 * performance (according the to-be-determined benchmark)
 * ease of configuration

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