Adapting Hosting Platforms for Starshot’s Automatic Updates

This talk, presented by Karl Hepworth at DrupalCon Singapore 2024, explores the evolving capabilities of Starshot, particularly focusing on its new feature that enables automatic updates and browsing of community modules directly from the browser. The speaker discusses how this innovation presents both opportunities and challenges for hosting platforms, which traditionally manage applications through time-intensive and error-prone processes. Attendees will gain insights into the historical context of file system management in Drupal, assess the current landscape of hosting providers regarding file management, and examine how Starshot can transform deployment mechanisms and infrastructure. The session highlights the potential for hosting providers to offer software-as-a-service options for Drupal, simplifying website management for users.