Stabilize `standalone`

[brillout]

The standalone mode (https://vike.dev/vike-photon#standalone) significantly/(drastically?) reduces the disk usage of server deployments.

If you need this feature, add a comment below explaining your use case so that we can gauge the priority for this.

[brillout]

The following is quoting @rtritto from here.

When you have to deliver a Docker Image (official Docker Hub registry), you should optimize the build, reduce the image size and reduce the network traffic.

@rtritto Can you elaborate? When deploying docker images, is image size that much of a bottleneck?

Using a cloud provider you could pay for space or disk usage.

@rtritto For example?

[brillout]

Quoting @richard-unterberg from here:

Really looking forward to the vike-photon standalone feature stable

@richard-unterberg What's your use case?

[rtritto]

@rtritto Can you elaborate? When deploying docker images, is image size that much of a bottleneck?

When you push the Dockerfile to the official Docker Hub registry, the Docker Image was created. It contains the output of Dockefile with dist folder and dependencies.
Any user can pull that Docke Image from Docker Hub registry.
The size of Docker Image impacts the size on registry and the network traffic on pull.

@rtritto For example?

You have different plan (free or pay) and pay choosing the disk space:

• Pay-as-you-go (e.g. Railway)
• VPS (e.g. Hetzner, DigitalOcean)

[brillout]

@rtritto Can you create a separate issue for the issue? This issue is about tracking priority.

[rtritto]

@rtritto Can you elaborate? When deploying docker images, is image size that much of a bottleneck?

Other reasons from source:

1. Why Reducing Docker Image Size Matters

Streamlining your Docker images is more than just a neat trick—it’s a necessity. Smaller images lead to:

• Faster Builds: Minimized image sizes speed up your build and deployment cycles.
• Cost Efficiency: Less storage space and lower bandwidth usage translate to reduced costs.
• Rapid Container Startups: Quick startups are essential in environments that need rapid scaling.
• Enhanced Security: Fewer components mean fewer potential vulnerabilities.

[magne4000]

New standalone option is now available as part of @photonjs/runtime.