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StorM Web Engine: what loads up front

StorM1 min readBYTHECLOUD ENT

Compressed size of the code StorM Web Engine loads up front, as a site ships it, and the budget it is held to.

What loads up front

10.7

Engine entry (KB, compressed)

146.1

Up-front code of every module (KB, compressed)

150

Budget for that total (KB)

Source: Engine size · measured October 10, 2026

These are compressed sizes, the way a site ships. They count the code each module loads up front; heavier parts, such as 3D rendering, load only when a page asks for them and are not included, and a page's own text, fonts and pictures come on top. A page loads only the modules it uses. Calls the engine entry makes to a server: 0, so a page that uses only the entry runs from plain files.

Where you can see it

StorM Web Engine runs this site and the sites we build for clients. Each shows a short credit in its footer and carries the engine version in its page header.

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