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Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by FrancoisBosun »

gdotdesign wrote: post #2

I released Base about a month ago and created a blog post with some details https://dev.to/gdotdesign/base-api-for-authentication-email-... Let me know what you think! :)

Looks nice. I’m uncomfortable pushing the password in plaintext to an unknown entity. I can always bcrypt the password locally before sending it through the API, but it would be great to see examples of this, to prevent deva from pushing secrets outside their zone of control.

Otherwise, I can see myself using this in some side-projects. Good work!

Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by gdotdesign »

lifty wrote: post #13
gdotdesign wrote: post #2

I released Base about a month ago and created a blog post with some details https://dev.to/gdotdesign/base-api-for-authentication-email-... Let me know what you think! :)

who did the design for the website?

It's me, still a one man show :)

Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by reeeeee »

gitgud wrote: post #3

This is pretty interesting and useful. This would be immensely useful for prototypes and a great entry point for developers. Kind of reminds me of Firebase how it tries to be a one-stop-shop . it also seems much more approachable than Firebase which is nice.

I completely agree on this being a lot more approachable than Firebase. The premise of Firebase is so nice, but the amount of information when starting to look into it are overwhelming.

Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by theseanstewart »

I would reconsider the "Unlimited Emails" offering for the "Ultimate" $100/mo plan. Assuming you're using SES, a customer sending 1,065,000 emails would cost ~$100. All it takes is one person to abuse it before it's costing you big money.

On the surface, "Unlimited" sounds great, but your target market is developers that know the cost of sending emails. This may result in the opposite effect as it signals your model may not be scalable if there's not enough low usage accounts to subsidize the additional costs of sending emails.

Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by gdotdesign »

theseanstewart wrote: post #16

I would reconsider the "Unlimited Emails" offering for the "Ultimate" $100/mo plan. Assuming you're using SES, a customer sending 1,065,000 emails would cost ~$100. All it takes is one person to abuse it before it's costing you big money. On the surface, "Unlimited" sounds great, but your target market is developers that know the cost of sending emails. This may result in the opposite effect as it signals your model…

Thank you for your insight!

I'm still figuring out the pricing so I'll keep this in mind!

Re: Show HN: Base – API for authentication, email sending, images and more

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Post by andwaal »

gdotdesign wrote: post #2

I released Base about a month ago and created a blog post with some details https://dev.to/gdotdesign/base-api-for-authentication-email-... Let me know what you think! :)

Hi, could you explain this section from your TOS?

"You will provide us the right to reproduce, modify or create derivative works from your Content. Obviously we won’t be modifying your Content, we need these rights for example to be able to share your designs with other users. You will also provide us a right to publicly perform or display your Content to allow us to display the material on other users’ monitors.

Base does not claim any ownership on your Content. You hereby grant Base a worldwide, non-exclusive, revocable, royalty-free, fully paid, sublicensable and transferable license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, publicly perform, display, distribute and transmit your Content."

I am not sure I read it right, but does it say that you are allowed to share my content with whomever you like? And also create new versions of my work?

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