Now-static-bin NPM

now-static-bin

This package provides a builder for Zeit's Now 2.0 offering that enables running arbitrary executables in the generated lambdas.

Usage

Your now.json "builds" section should look something like this:

Example

Note: don't forget to add "version": 2 in your now.json file to use Now 2.0 explicitly.

{
  "builds": [
    {
      "src": "*.exe",
      "use": "now-static-bin",
      "config": {
        "port": 4000
      }
    }
  ]
}

Other Examples

Make sure to check the examples folder in this repo for examples in different programming languages. Below is a table that details their implementation choices.

They are also deployed on every commit to master and the latest build lives in now-static-bin-examples.now.sh.

Example	Demo	Description
OCaml	https://now-static-bin-examples.now.sh/examples/bintry/main.exe	An OCaml static binary example server (no source available yet)
Rust	https://now-static-bin-examples.now.sh/examples/rust/server.exe	A Rust simple-server example
Reason	https://now-static-bin-examples.now.sh/examples/reason/main.exe	A Reason Cohttp server example that outputs request information

Configuration Options

port: the port that the deployed server listens on. Defaults to 8080.
timeout: the timeout that the launcher waits for your server to start listening on the specified port. Defaults to 50ms.

Limitations

Currently only HTTP servers are supported.
The maxLambdaSize setting defaults to 25MB. You can override this (up to a limit of 50MB) in the builder config, e.g.:

{
  "builds": [
    {
      "src": "*.exe",
      "use": "now-static-bin",
      "config": {
        "port": 4000,
        "maxLambdaSize": "50mb"
        ^^^ NEW
      }
    }
  ]
}