Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
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Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
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Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#2From the Dockerfile [1], it looks like it's built on top of postgres. I'm excited to see if anyone uses Kinto for more than a weekend project.
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#3So I read through the docs for a few minutes and something wasn't entirely clear.. It shows "offline-first design" so does that mean I can use it as a local storage in the browser/device, and it can sync later to a server?
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#4So I read through the docs for a few minutes and something wasn't entirely clear.. It shows "offline-first design" so does that mean I can use it as a local storage in the browser/device, and it can sync later to a server?
That's what it looks like [1]. Every operation is done locally via IndexedDB, and then you manually perform syncs.
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#5So I read through the docs for a few minutes and something wasn't entirely clear.. It shows "offline-first design" so does that mean I can use it as a local storage in the browser/device, and it can sync later to a server?
That's what it looks like [1]. Every operation is done locally via IndexedDB, and then you manually perform syncs. [1] https://kintojs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
Great! We run Firebase in production. Offline-first is one of the most important features for us. (I know, Firebase isn't there yet) I'm surprised this isn't showcased more prominently on their marketing.
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's what it looks like [1]. Every operation is done locally via IndexedDB, and then you manually perform syncs. [1] https://kintojs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
Great! We run Firebase in production. Offline-first is one of the most important features for us. (I know, Firebase isn't there yet) I'm surprised this isn't showcased more prominently on their marketing.
Firebase does have offline support for iOS/Android[1]. Web support is coming.
[1] https://www.firebase.com/blog/2015-05-29-announcing-mobile-o...
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#7This looks really cool.
Do you have a gitter channel or something?
Would love to talk shop about the design decisions! Email me at chris at ramses dot tech.
(I'm one of the devs of http://ramses.tech)
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#8Isn't one of the main benefits of something like Firebase or Parse that you don't have to run it? It's nice that Kinto packages the stack together and provides plug-and-play APIs, but there's quite a bit of expertise and overhead operating a backend stack in production.
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#9Isn't one of the main benefits of something like Firebase or Parse that you don't have to run it? It's nice that Kinto packages the stack together and provides plug-and-play APIs, but there's quite a bit of expertise and overhead operating a backend stack in production.
I believe, really, its more about being indie and such. Its the same reason many people can just run gmail - or google apps for your domain - as opposed to the heavy-lifting of running your own email server, etc. Not like I'm an expert, but running one's email - and ensuring high degree of deliverability nowadays - is quite difficult. There are those who choose to run something on their own, maybe to learn, maybe for privacy's sake, etc. I'm sure those who do so, dive in with their eyes wide open. ;-)
Re: Kinto – open-source alternative to Firebase and Parse
#10This looks really cool. Do you have a gitter channel or something? Would love to talk shop about the design decisions! Email me at chris at ramses dot tech. (I'm one of the devs of http://ramses.tech )
There is an irc channel, join #storage on Mozilla IRC