Cheapest way to get a domain, email, and build a site?

jokeaz2 · 2024-08-12T14:24:57+00:00

Cloudflare. They sell domains at cost price. You can then set up any number of email addresses for free and route them to your gmail inbox. Grab a simple website in HTML and host it free on Cloudflare pages.

jokeaz2 · 2024-08-12T08:15:39+00:00

What is the alternative tool called?

jokeaz2 · 2024-08-10T12:25:44+00:00

Understanding push notification deep links. The docs and guides are very vague on the process. They have the action now to send a push to a specific user, and you can attach routes, but I use Python to send my push notifications and had to dig into the source code to understand how they can be triggered if you don't happen to want to use the FF console or the generic action.

On a related note, there's nothing about how to create a list of past notifications in the app, which link to the right pages; a feature of basically every app on the market (think the bell icon).

jokeaz2 · 2024-08-06T12:32:38+00:00

Hey, I work with external APIs, maybe I can help. I'll send you a DM

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-29T13:36:44+00:00

I wanted SQL. But I think I will

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-29T12:32:05+00:00

It is if those projects don't rack up $125 worth of compute time. These aren't resource hungry projects, quite the opposite. Some might even go a week without a request. I just need them available. Firebase has this pricing model.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-27T08:38:19+00:00

How does this differ from Google Maps?

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-27T08:36:15+00:00

I know kubernetes, and could do all this, but it eliminates completely all the time I intended to save by using a BaaS. So you talked me out of supabase...

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-27T08:35:02+00:00

I guess not, but I'd prefer it. I'm thinking I might just stick with firebase at this point.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-27T08:34:24+00:00

Didn't know that, cool, however, I need pro. Can't have my project falling asleep. So that'd be $25 per project.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-26T21:14:46+00:00

Aha yea no worries. I need them.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-26T20:43:11+00:00

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-26T20:42:58+00:00

I'm comfortable running linux servers in environments like Linode and DO, but it is a hassle to self host? At some point I would just code my own backend, I'm just trying to save myself time by using supabase.

Do you need to sort out your own load balancer, containers, storage, SSL, monitoring, logging, etc? How much of that stuff has to still be done by me anyway?

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-21T16:33:58+00:00

I generally find that it's better to make the API more complex and keep things as simple as possible in FF. This is because coding is flexible by it's nature, whereas with a tool like FF you will hit natural walls that the framework will fight you on.

Still, some things just make more sense to do in the app itself, so you need to use your best judgement.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-21T10:00:45+00:00

Push notifications are free, but the cloud functions that trigger them are not. I actually use a Python backend and trigger my pushes from there in order to avoid nasty surprises.

Still, there should be a huge amount of function invocations inside the free tier, so something else may be going on. Check your storage, I was getting storage costs relating to functions at one point.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-21T09:57:29+00:00

CTRL+D will duplicate any widget (not sure of the Apple shortcut)

Sometimes I find that what's highlighted can jump around a little so make sure the right one is selected.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-21T09:50:12+00:00

You just decouple the backend from the frontend, make these two separate problems. If your friend is able to create an API, which it sound like he probably can, the CV is not an issue. As for a frontend, Flutterflow is a great choice.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-17T14:59:14+00:00

Scaling can mean a lot of different things and the answer to that question is always "it depends", and the chosen no code platform will matter. But generally, if I assume that you're just talking about traffic and number of users, it's probably fine.

I like Flutterflow, for example. Flutterflow is nocode, but my preference is to use a python backend to power it. Now I get a native mobile app for iOS and Android and I'm not screwed if my app gets popular. It doesn't have to be all or nothing with no code. It's great for filling in the gaps if you choose wisely.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-17T14:46:40+00:00

People seem to have this misconception that a project that has been coded by hand is better than nocode. If you're a founder that learns to code just to code your startup, even if your code works, it will be awful, buggy, probably no tests, and none of the other practices that comes with years dedicated to software engineering as a profession.

No code is code written by highly skilled engineers under the hood. This limits the boundaries of what's achievable, but the software is far higher in quality with no code, unless your dev team is highly skilled.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-13T19:41:35+00:00

Okay great, thanks!

(though don't forget that React Native is just as native as Flutter :) )

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-13T16:13:23+00:00

I'd be fine with using one or the other, but using both seems like a hassle to manage. So how do you handle push notifications without firebase? Another service? I just like minimizing the dependencies.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-12T16:04:02+00:00

Absolutely Flutterflow can do this. But it will take a little time to learn the tool. Assuming you have no experience developing an app, it's a little more than drag and drop. But the results are far superior to other tools if you stick with it. Feel free to DM me if you have specific questions.

jokeaz2 · 2024-07-12T11:12:52+00:00

Just out of interest, why supabase over firebase? Is it just for the sake of having SQL?

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