Cold-start first
Pay only for the request
Lazy services and precompiled caches keep startup work deliberate and small.
Perl · CGI-native · shared-host ready
A modern web stack for a finite process.
Kivu brings explicit routes, secure sessions, composable templates, Tailwind CSS and HTMX interactions to traditional Perl CGI — without pretending your shared host is a container platform.
request.lifecycle
$ GET /dashboard
01boot application
02match named route
03load signed session
04render response
200 OK · process exited cleanly
Progressive HTML
Useful before JavaScript
Server-rendered pages work normally; HTMX adds focused swaps and feedback.
Portable deploys
Copy, upload, run
No daemon, container, bundler or shell access is required in production.