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Node.js Creator Liberates Durable Objects from Cloudflare

Ryan Dahl's celld project offers an independent and cost-effective alternative to Cloudflare's Durable Objects, appealing to developers seeking flexibility.

Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js, has introduced celld, a self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects. This new project aims to provide a distributed Durable Objects and Workers implementation that is compatible with Cloudflare's JavaScript APIs but claims to be significantly cheaper to operate. Celld offers developers a way to escape vendor lock-in while maintaining functionality.