FaaS on Docker Swarm Public Release

Alex Ellis releases his initial project, 'FaaS' (Functions as a Service), demonstrating how to run serverless functions on Docker Swarm with a simple CLI and API Gateway.

Significance

This marked the birth of OpenFaaS, showcasing a novel, open-source approach to serverless that could run on any Docker infrastructure, immediately capturing community attention.

Key facts

Date
2016-12-19
Type
release
Location
Online (GitHub, Alex Ellis's Blog)