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badsectorlabs

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    Comment #16505736

    It is checked server-side. I understand why people are concerned that the price is passed in a way that they can see vs grabbed via javascript or another method like most other sit…

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    Comment #16505598

    Exactly this. You could host cheaper with a really low tier VPS, but as soon as you get posted to hacker news, game over. If traffic increases to such a degree that this architectu…

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    Comment #16505596

    The price is checked server side. You have to pass the price somehow to the client in order to display it. This is no different than any other ecommerce site, except that you can s…

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    Comment #16503032

    gitlab.com is free for private repos!

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    Comment #16503025

    A valid concern. However even after reddit and hacker news has had their way with the site, my phone has been impressively quiet. These push notifications are only for cases where …

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    Comment #16502988

    This is awesome and will save people tons of time setting up something similar!

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    Comment #16502819

    I agree, the param passing is not ideal. Session storage/local storage is another option.

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    Comment #16502785

    Yes, or you could edit the html source with dev tools. Trying to purchase a ticket with a modified price will not work. Never trust user input!