Building a Just-in-Time Python FaaS Platform with Unikraft

Explore the development of a Just-in-Time Python Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform using Unikraft in this 31-minute conference talk from EuroPython 2022. Dive into the world of unikernels and discover how Unikraft specializes virtual machines for specific applications, resulting in extremely fast boot times, small image sizes, and minimal attack surfaces. Learn about Unikraft's single address space architecture and its benefits in cloud environments. Understand how Unikraft achieves POSIX compatibility, allowing it to run unmodified versions of Python. Explore the integration of Unikraft with major orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes and Prometheus. Gain insights into the performance advantages of Unikraft over traditional Linux VMs and its potential for building efficient, just-in-time FaaS platforms for Python applications.

Building a Just-in-Time Python FaaS Platform with Unikraft presented by Felipe Huici, Alexander Jung