I built AnywhereMesh to make hybrid service communication between AWS ECS Anywhere and on-prem systems painless.
Most meshes (like Istio or Consul) are overkill when all you want is simple routing and health-checked connectivity between your on-prem and cloud containers. AnywhereMesh focuses on that — lightweight, fast, and AWS-native.
What it does:
• A single Rust binary (mesh) that runs in ingress or client mode.
• WebSocket-based routing between cloud and edge nodes.
• Host-based routing, health checks, and optional IAM validation.
• Works seamlessly with ECS Anywhere or standalone Docker hosts.
Why I built it:
Hybrid setups on ECS are powerful but messy — private IPs, VPNs, and routing pain. I wanted something dead simple that just connects workloads securely across environments.
Open-source version
• MIT license with a soft limit of 5 client connections (free).
• Source and docs on GitHub.
• Ideal for small self-hosted or hybrid projects.
Roadmap
• AWS Marketplace edition (metered billing, unlimited connections, mTLS, metrics).
• Integration with CloudWatch and X-Ray.
• Community input shaping next steps — I’d love feedback!
Hey HN!
I built AnywhereMesh to make hybrid service communication between AWS ECS Anywhere and on-prem systems painless.
Most meshes (like Istio or Consul) are overkill when all you want is simple routing and health-checked connectivity between your on-prem and cloud containers. AnywhereMesh focuses on that — lightweight, fast, and AWS-native.
What it does: • A single Rust binary (mesh) that runs in ingress or client mode. • WebSocket-based routing between cloud and edge nodes. • Host-based routing, health checks, and optional IAM validation. • Works seamlessly with ECS Anywhere or standalone Docker hosts.
Why I built it: Hybrid setups on ECS are powerful but messy — private IPs, VPNs, and routing pain. I wanted something dead simple that just connects workloads securely across environments.
Open-source version • MIT license with a soft limit of 5 client connections (free). • Source and docs on GitHub. • Ideal for small self-hosted or hybrid projects.
Roadmap • AWS Marketplace edition (metered billing, unlimited connections, mTLS, metrics). • Integration with CloudWatch and X-Ray. • Community input shaping next steps — I’d love feedback!
Repo: https://github.com/kloudcover/anywhere-mesh Docs, examples, and a quick start are in the README.
Would love thoughts from folks running ECS Anywhere, hybrid environments, or just interested in small Rust-based networking tools.