Mount extension over internet

[uggla]

Is it possible to mount an extension directly from the repository (or from anywhere on the internet)? Wouldn't that be cool? 

[tinypoodle]

Not sure if sshfs could potentially handle such, of course you would have to set up a remote sftp server (nfs would not be secure enough).

[uggla]

tce-load http://webaddress.com/extension.tcz

 

[curaga]

It would be really slow, only usable on a LAN.

[uggla]

Extensions would have a slow start up but memory cache and/or disk cache could make them fast once loaded. Ondemand extensions would take no (zero) disk space when not loaded.

[tinypoodle]

It would be really slow, only usable on a LAN.

A description which to some degree fits sshfs as well.

[tinypoodle]

Ondemand extensions would take no (zero) disk space when not loaded.

That has always been the case already when running in Default mode (Cloud).

[uggla]

Ondemand extensions would take no (zero) disk space when not loaded.

That has always been the case already when running in Default mode (Cloud).

Are you referring to netboot?

[genec]

Are you referring to netboot?

Just regular boot without persistent tce/ directory.  If you didn't download it (yet), it takes no space.

[uggla]

Yes, your right. But it would be nice to be able to mix persistent and non-persistent extensions. Frequently used extensions (onboot mostly) should be persistent while less frequently used extensions (ondemand mostly) could be non-persistent.

[curaga]

It wouldn't be that respectful towards the mirrors to do that.