On: Show HN: Browsh – A modern, text-based browser

[mikorym]

I was wondering about this. If everything goes through an already installed browser, then what is the advantage that browsh has over a minimalistic fork of Firefox with e.g., lower bandwith features?

[jdoliner → mikorym]

For this to actually give a bandwidth advantage I think the browser would have to be running on a server somewhere... so the browser has become the server.

[pkulak → mikorym]

I guess the point is to install this on some random server somewhere that you can then SSH to. It really does seem like a good way to have a speedy browser experience over even insanely slow network connections.

[mikorym → pkulak]

Does one then need a Firefox installation on the server, or can it be through a local Firefox installation?

Edit: according to comments below the headless browser (i.e., the Firefox installation) runs on the server. After this, the smaller bandwith data gets sent directly over SSH.

[cup-of-tea → mikorym]

The point is it works without graphics so you can use it over ssh, for example.