I have a Node.js backend running on an EC2 Instance with a Mongo DB.
I need to make some changes to my iOS App along with the Backend. I have already shared the Frontend Source Code with the developer, but I don't want to share the backend (if I don't have to directly..)
I have come across Github but I am totally new to it - also I am not a developer myself.
How can I use it for my purpose? Also, can 2 developers - say iOS developer and android developer then work on the code at the same time, without causing any mess?
What would you suggest me to do?
Appreciate any help! Thank you
Android and iOS developer can work together it will not cause any issue.
Now coming to your question first of all why a frontend developer needs to look at the backend code?..
If it's necessary ask them particularly what they wants to know may be backend code documentation can help or if the guy just need a look at some specific thing you can use some remote softwares like TeamViewer or else you don't have any options he have to look at code you can use last option to ask him sign the NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement)
Forgive me if I sound gibberish. I use coding as my hobby in my free time (Non IT professional) and thinking to release a website on GitHub or Dropbox.
However, I guess these support The websites that are static in nature. The website which I am developing has form which is crucial where users will fill the details and click on submit in order to get the data.
Now before I dive into paid service of hosting, I would like to first begin with testing stage or host the website for free by using GitHub or so until I get confidence.
So my question- is it possible to run the website that has forms such contact name , number, address etc on GitHub or Dropbox?
Any answer or help, comments, suggestions is much appreciated. Alternative to GitHub are also welcome ( links leading on how to release would be helpful).
Thank you in advance.
I am not sure about hosting a website on Github and dropbox is really a good option or not. However as you are in starting face and you do not have any specific requirements like space and bandwidth and all I would not stop you to host your website on dropbox and github and it is free, you dont have to pay anything. for more information on it click here
I have another two options for you in which you might be interested.
(1) Heroku is one of the most popular platform for hosting your web-site or web-application. You can get up to 5 repositories free on basic account. I think you do not require any database but just in case if you do in future they do provide postgresql. You might find Little-bit challenging in starting for hosting on it as you are not IT professional however you will eventually start learning.
for more information on heroku click here
(2) you can host your website on freehosting which is free for 1 year and they provide 2 GB space for your website as you have static page I am sure it wont increase more than that. On top of that they do provide one MySql database too which in case you need.
I hope this helps you.
I want to setup a website where a team of developers (distributed all over the world) can get together and develop Software.
So far (after a ton of reading) im coming close to the conclusion that the tools I will need are: a Version control system (git , mercurial), a bugtracker and and project manager? This post here also help come to this conclusion.
Now my questions are:
- Am I correct and what other tools will I need?
- Will is be possible to integrate these tools with my website?
by this I mean the look ( my website logo) and feel (not having to bounce around from one link to another)?
- I would also prefer hosting my own git/mercurial repo as i dont want to have to go open source is is this advised?
-Free/open source applications would be best
Also another question, I had a look at redmine, does this cover all the things that i would need? as i see it has a lot of features..
You want to reinvent the wheel... do you know it?!
You forgot at least:
Future planning (and bugtracker will become issuetracker)
Team communication (realtime and|or non-realtime)
Some type of internal documentation (wiki?)
Code reviews
Unit-tests, build and deploy tools
Maybe private repository on code-hosting sites will be more natural (and fast) way? Or you can try GitHub Enterprise or Assembla Private Installation
Just looking for some help/suggestions with this. I require my own server for an upcoming project that will be hosting users websites. I want to build a control panel the user can log into and modify their website which will be stored elsewhere on the server. This all seems easy enough, It's just managing domains and emails that confuse me.
What should I look for to manage domain names and point them to the correct website and also what would be the best way to manage email accounts/set up new ones etc. I want to avoid cPanel/WHM if possible, I'm looking to control most things through the control panel I will be building. So any suggestions on this would be useful as well, as I will be wanting to add email accounts through php (Can be done using a shell I assume?).
I will also be wanting to measure bandwidth used on the websites contained in each users directory, any suggestions on making this possible?
I'm really looking for some suggestions on what software to use to set this up, any advice would be really helpful!
Thanks,
Graeme
It sounds like you've got a lot of creative room. May I suggest a web framework? Django. With it you can build out a nice control panel, it's template system is clean and concise. It's also based on Python and thats why I suggest it. If there is a python module for it, you can use it in Django... so things like altering, creating, etc. local data/files is a breeze. you simply us Python (you can even forget it's "django"), crunch your data and then spit it out (into django... out to templates.. to display to the user).
You'll likely want AJAXY biznazz, their is a nice Django App for that, Dajax. Django has a rich and helpful community and tons of resources. Just hop on GitHub.com and search for Django, You'll find tons of stuff.
Im building a DNS Control Panel with it. Which sounds like a minimal version of what you're doing.
Right now, I keep all of my projects on my laptop. I'm thinking that I shouldn't do this, but instead use a version control system and check them in/out from an external hosting repository (Google Code, SourceForge, etc). I see several benefits here - first, I don't have to worry about losing my code if my computer crashes and burns or my external HDD crashes and burns; second, I can share my code with the world and perhaps even get more help when I need it.
Is this a good idea? If so, what are some other project hosts that I should investigate (other than Google Code and SourceForge)?
Assembla is awesome.
EDIT: Yes, this is a good idea - I used to use a personal copy of Vault and found it was more than I cared to manage (in case my server went down or hard drive crashed - not only was it painful to worry about losing and backing up data, but the downtime). Of course, it doesn't hurt to have your own backup as well. Cover all your bases!
After losing some freelance work to a hard drive crash, I've become keen on the philosophy that "It doesn't exist until its in source control". As I don't want to necessarily share the source for my projects with the rest of the world, I pay for webhosting (using Dreamhost who have great deals on basic shared hosting and easy one-click installs for things like subversion) and store my data that way. They don't claim to be any sort of backup service, but all I really want is a second copy offsite somewhere.
If I do decide to share the code I can always make it public later. Do note that sourceforge does not allow private/personal projects, and Google Code forces you to license your code using an open source license. Both have some limitations on the number of projects you can create (and aren't really intended to store everybody and their brother's personal projects).
Assembla looks pretty slick although it is hard to tell what all you get for free. I'm definitely going to try it out.
There is an extensive list at wikipedia.
GitHub is a really great option for git.
Most of the free, public hosting sights will insist that you license your code with an OSS license (and, possibly, your documentation). That's potentially a different thing that you're talking about (backups).
For just backups, you may want to try a for-pay service or even something like mozy.
I use Assembla - You can share your code if you want, but you are not required to. That's a big plus to me.
Online backup is cheap and easy. Why would you not?
I host most of my non-code backups on Amazon's S3 service.
Code goes on a Slicehost virtual server that has automated snapshot backups (daily as well as weekly) and runs Subversion and the Trac web interface to it.
Github is a really great hosting service if you use Git; and of course everyone should use Git. The default is free public project hosting, but if your stuff is proprietary (or perhaps embarrassing) you can get private hosting from them for some cost per month.
If you want to make your projects in some form public, than a hosting-solution may be useful for you.
I made a listing of project-hosting-sites at this question. Of these list only Origo allows you also to host a closed-source-project. As long as you want to open up your source, you can choose everyone on this list.
For my personal projects I use a git repository on a local Fedora Server (that is backed up daily). I .tgz the repository and mysqldb (for bugzilla) and back it up on Carbonite AND a local, redundant hard drive.
I can clone the git repository from any of my other machines into all other environments.
With this you have a backup and version control. I think my system is better than the one I have at work, LOL.
As long as you want to publish your personal projects as open source, you have a lot of possibilities to choose from, because there are lots of hosters that provide this.
If you just want to store your code somewhere online, but not share it with the world:
Some hosters also allow private repositories, but the only free one that I know of is Bitbucket (which I use myself for my private and open source projects).
They allow an unlimited number of public and private Mercurial and Git repositories, the only limitation is that no more than five users can access your private repositories (you can have more, but then it's not free anymore).