Curlix
A service to provide a Matrix-like animation in your terminal using nothing but curl.
Quickstart
curl https://curlix-cavymqwdcc.now.sh
Table of contents
Quickstart
Technology
Disclaimer
Technology
The service is hosted on Zeit's excellent service Now. The animation is generated each time the service is started and consists of 24 frames. The set of frames is looped and streamed to any client using a user agent containing 'curl'. The colors are created using escape codes for 8-bit colors (see this answer for a thorough explanation).
Disclaimer
Although the project is very capable, it is not built with production in mind. Therefore there might be complications when trying to use the service for large-scale projects meant for the public. The project was developed to easily achieve a Matrix-like animation in your terminal using only common utilities and as such it might not promote best practices nor be performant.