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Show HN: Restdb.io – a plug and play database service

101 points by knutmartin 11y ago

lsoraas 11y ago
Great service - using it for prototyping RESTful services!
ddorian43 11y ago
What does it use underneath ? Edit: mongodb
onion2k 11y ago
Data storage as a service is getting really interesting. For storing data that needs a structured schema this is great. Although, I have to admit, it'd take a lot to drag me away from Firebase and its event based API (eg pushing updates to a connected user over a socket when things change).
edude03 11y ago
I feel like after the recent shuttering of other (D)BaaS services, I can't even consider another such service unless it's open source. One the flip side - what was that database that apple bought then closed sourced without warning?
- xaduha 11y ago
  > One the flip side - what was that database that apple bought then closed sourced without warning? FoundationDB. And as far as I know some important bits of it were proprietary even before Apple bought them, it's just Apple removed everything related, stuff that was previously available like packages and docs.
Sarki 11y ago
Such a thing already exists if you're ready to host your own DB: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1616/ http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1616/ http://labs.mysql.com/ http://labs.mysql.com/ That's as simple to find as googling "<db name> REST API"
- 8611m 11y ago
  from MySQL link: "They are NOT FIT FOR PRODUCTION."
- TimSAstro 11y ago
  See also (if you're happy working in Python): https://flask-restless.readthedocs.org/ https://flask-restless.readthedocs.org/
- droque 11y ago
  There's also PostgREST https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest
nosuchip 11y ago
No joins like in MongoDB? upd: missed that it is usees mongodb. Sad but true.
delinka 11y ago
Something isn't well thought-out here. The pricing? The usage? $49 per month for one million records, one million calls over the API and only 20(!) sessions. I don't think there's a consumer or business app that I could build that would stay under the session and call limits.
- jonesatrestdb 11y ago
  Hi, we have made it more clear regarding sessions etc. Check out our updated pricing at https://restdb.io/pricing https://restdb.io/pricing We also have a custom plan when you need much higher scalability.
jasode 11y ago
Looks interesting but I think a lot of developers will be leery of trusting their data to another Baas[1] or db-as-a-service because of shutdowns such as Parse. To help alleviate fears of the service disappearing overnight, I'd suggest crafting an "About" page on restdb.io that talks about who the founders are, what the financial backing is, etc. Open question: what's the prevailing sentiment out there? Would developers feel better about using a db-as-a-service from GoogleCompute/AmazonAWS/MSAzure because it would be one offering in their cloud portfolio that probably won't go away? Or do they find features of resdbi.io (e.g. Excel-like-data-as-a-service) very enticing and worth the risks? [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_backend_as_a_service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_backend_as_a_service
- callmeed 11y ago
  To answer your question, YES, I am leary of using startup BaaS offerings. I will either roll my own in Rails or using something from a public company. However, I did not look at this service and immediately think of it as a mobile backend. To me, it looks more like a modern MS Access–a place where people graduate to from the spreadsheet world.
m3andros 11y ago
This is a cool concept! After attempting to upload a CSV or JSON file, I get: "Service unavailable." On a positive note, the sign-up/onboarding process was a breeze. Will try again later.
- jonesatrestdb 11y ago
  Hi, we're really interested in the error you got when uploading a CSV or JSON. Regards jones@restdb.io
gizzlon 11y ago
On the one hand, these services are really cool. Especially for prototyping etc. On the other hand, don't all "real apps" require some business logic in the backend? These are basically CRUD, right? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delet...
calebm 11y ago
What differentiates it from Firebase?
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wehadfun 11y ago
Why is use this over a a local mongo db install?

101 points by knutmartin 11y ago

lsoraas 11y ago

Great service - using it for prototyping RESTful services!

ddorian43 11y ago

What does it use underneath ? Edit: mongodb

onion2k 11y ago

Data storage as a service is getting really interesting. For storing data that needs a structured schema this is great. Although, I have to admit, it'd take a lot to drag me away from Firebase and its event based API (eg pushing updates to a connected user over a socket when things change).

edude03 11y ago

I feel like after the recent shuttering of other (D)BaaS services, I can't even consider another such service unless it's open source. One the flip side - what was that database that apple bought then closed sourced without warning?

xaduha 11y ago
> One the flip side - what was that database that apple bought then closed sourced without warning? FoundationDB. And as far as I know some important bits of it were proprietary even before Apple bought them, it's just Apple removed everything related, stuff that was previously available like packages and docs.

Sarki 11y ago

Such a thing already exists if you're ready to host your own DB: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1616/ http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1616/ http://labs.mysql.com/ http://labs.mysql.com/ That's as simple to find as googling "<db name> REST API"

8611m 11y ago
from MySQL link: "They are NOT FIT FOR PRODUCTION."
TimSAstro 11y ago
See also (if you're happy working in Python): https://flask-restless.readthedocs.org/ https://flask-restless.readthedocs.org/
droque 11y ago
There's also PostgREST https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest https://github.com/begriffs/postgrest

nosuchip 11y ago

No joins like in MongoDB? upd: missed that it is usees mongodb. Sad but true.

delinka 11y ago

Something isn't well thought-out here. The pricing? The usage? $49 per month for one million records, one million calls over the API and only 20(!) sessions. I don't think there's a consumer or business app that I could build that would stay under the session and call limits.

jonesatrestdb 11y ago
Hi, we have made it more clear regarding sessions etc. Check out our updated pricing at https://restdb.io/pricing https://restdb.io/pricing We also have a custom plan when you need much higher scalability.

jasode 11y ago

Looks interesting but I think a lot of developers will be leery of trusting their data to another Baas[1] or db-as-a-service because of shutdowns such as Parse. To help alleviate fears of the service disappearing overnight, I'd suggest crafting an "About" page on restdb.io that talks about who the founders are, what the financial backing is, etc. Open question: what's the prevailing sentiment out there? Would developers feel better about using a db-as-a-service from GoogleCompute/AmazonAWS/MSAzure because it would be one offering in their cloud portfolio that probably won't go away? Or do they find features of resdbi.io (e.g. Excel-like-data-as-a-service) very enticing and worth the risks? [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_backend_as_a_service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_backend_as_a_service

callmeed 11y ago
To answer your question, YES, I am leary of using startup BaaS offerings. I will either roll my own in Rails or using something from a public company. However, I did not look at this service and immediately think of it as a mobile backend. To me, it looks more like a modern MS Access–a place where people graduate to from the spreadsheet world.

m3andros 11y ago

This is a cool concept! After attempting to upload a CSV or JSON file, I get: "Service unavailable." On a positive note, the sign-up/onboarding process was a breeze. Will try again later.

jonesatrestdb 11y ago
Hi, we're really interested in the error you got when uploading a CSV or JSON. Regards jones@restdb.io

gizzlon 11y ago

On the one hand, these services are really cool. Especially for prototyping etc. On the other hand, don't all "real apps" require some business logic in the backend? These are basically CRUD, right? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Create,_read,_update_and_delet...

calebm 11y ago

What differentiates it from Firebase?

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wehadfun 11y ago

Why is use this over a a local mongo db install?