Greetings from the BC era, straight from the stone age of the internet!
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:24 pm
Hello everyone,
We are living through a period that is both sad and exciting, I think.
It has been more than 10 years since I first got to know the Efa project. For a long time, about 3–4 years, I worked with Efa version 4 and gained relative expertise. Later, I got to know ConfigServer MSFE. Since it had almost the same features, I have been using it for about 5 years now.
Until a few months ago, everything was going well, but then ConfigServer announced its closure and that they would no longer distribute even their free products. Naturally, I was a bit upset, but I kept thinking that the Efa project is already better than MSFE and I could switch without problems, and even contribute to its development myself.
While browsing the Efa project website, I saw that a decision had been made to discontinue the project. That’s when I started feeling stressed.
After that, I examined all the systems available in the market, installed and tested them, but none really satisfied me.
When the Open Efa project was announced, it gave me hope. It looks impressive visually, and I installed it a few times. I faced some issues during installation, and even with my latest installation, there were still some problems, but it seems promising, although it is still very new. I plan to observe it with some trial users for a while, which will also give me a chance to study its structure in detail.
In the approximately three weeks of my review:
It looks very nice; the menus are simple and clear, which is great.
There still seem to be some issues with the installation. I was able to complete it successfully on my fourth attempt, which concerned me a bit.
Another concern is the commercial side of the project. To survive, there must be a business model. Will this affect free users deeply or push them to pay?
Overall, it is very new, I like it a lot, and I am following it closely. I will try to support it as much as I can.
Best regards and good luck.
We are living through a period that is both sad and exciting, I think.
It has been more than 10 years since I first got to know the Efa project. For a long time, about 3–4 years, I worked with Efa version 4 and gained relative expertise. Later, I got to know ConfigServer MSFE. Since it had almost the same features, I have been using it for about 5 years now.
Until a few months ago, everything was going well, but then ConfigServer announced its closure and that they would no longer distribute even their free products. Naturally, I was a bit upset, but I kept thinking that the Efa project is already better than MSFE and I could switch without problems, and even contribute to its development myself.
While browsing the Efa project website, I saw that a decision had been made to discontinue the project. That’s when I started feeling stressed.
After that, I examined all the systems available in the market, installed and tested them, but none really satisfied me.
When the Open Efa project was announced, it gave me hope. It looks impressive visually, and I installed it a few times. I faced some issues during installation, and even with my latest installation, there were still some problems, but it seems promising, although it is still very new. I plan to observe it with some trial users for a while, which will also give me a chance to study its structure in detail.
In the approximately three weeks of my review:
It looks very nice; the menus are simple and clear, which is great.
There still seem to be some issues with the installation. I was able to complete it successfully on my fourth attempt, which concerned me a bit.
Another concern is the commercial side of the project. To survive, there must be a business model. Will this affect free users deeply or push them to pay?
Overall, it is very new, I like it a lot, and I am following it closely. I will try to support it as much as I can.
Best regards and good luck.