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Hey everyone! I've been working on Insomnia for over two years now and am super excited to be able to share it with the world. Let me know if you have any quest

Hey everyone! I've been working on Insomnia for over two years now and am super excited to be able to share it with the world. Let me know if you have any questions.

paol 9y ago
I've been using it since it was featured in HN some time back. It's a very nice improvement over the chrome extensions I had to use in the past. One question: should I resubmit bugs previously sent to support@insomnia.rest to the github bug tracker?
- gschier 9y ago
  Thanks! Yes, please do. I have a few dozen emails in my inbox that I have yet to get around to yet.
hyades 9y ago
The process to update Insomnia in Linux is quite painful. the only option is downloading a new .deb every time.
- gschier 9y ago
  I haven't had the time yet to learn how to host an apt repository. Maybe one day :)
  - teddyh 9y ago
    It’s not that hard. I recommend reprepro.
  - maxaf 9y ago
    Look into setting up a PPA on launchpad.net, or use Bintray. Both are easier to operate than reprepro, especially if you don't care to become an expert in Debian package hosting.
  - cyphar 9y ago
    You can use the Open Build Service (build.opensuse.org) to build Debian/Ubuntu packages and I believe it also supports publishing an apt repo.
  - thejosh 9y ago
    Now it's opensource, we could create an apt repository for the opensource version. I love insomnia, use it for Ubuntu, and love updates.. but hate updating :).
    - gschier 9y ago
      That would be awesome. Here's the issue for it if you want to talk more about it: https://github.com/getinsomnia/insomnia/issues/182 https://github.com/getinsomnia/insomnia/issues/182
- mod 9y ago
  In arch it's definitely not bad.
  - gschier 9y ago
    Ya, Arch is easier because all you need is a Git repo with a file that links to the package. For apt, you have to have a full web server with a specific structure AFAIK.
    - Xylakant 9y ago
      Tools such as aptly will happily generate that structure for you. Hosting can happen on an s3 bucket or any Webserver that can serve static files.
debaserab2 9y ago
Insomnia is awesome and has become my go-to tool for testing REST API's. Your work is very much appreciated. Thank you!!

Hey everyone! I've been working on Insomnia for over two years now and am super excited to be able to share it with the world. Let me know if you have any questions.

paol 9y ago

I've been using it since it was featured in HN some time back. It's a very nice improvement over the chrome extensions I had to use in the past. One question: should I resubmit bugs previously sent to support@insomnia.rest to the github bug tracker?

gschier 9y ago
Thanks! Yes, please do. I have a few dozen emails in my inbox that I have yet to get around to yet.

hyades 9y ago

The process to update Insomnia in Linux is quite painful. the only option is downloading a new .deb every time.

gschier 9y ago
I haven't had the time yet to learn how to host an apt repository. Maybe one day :)
- teddyh 9y ago
  It’s not that hard. I recommend reprepro.
- maxaf 9y ago
  Look into setting up a PPA on launchpad.net, or use Bintray. Both are easier to operate than reprepro, especially if you don't care to become an expert in Debian package hosting.
- cyphar 9y ago
  You can use the Open Build Service (build.opensuse.org) to build Debian/Ubuntu packages and I believe it also supports publishing an apt repo.
- thejosh 9y ago
  Now it's opensource, we could create an apt repository for the opensource version. I love insomnia, use it for Ubuntu, and love updates.. but hate updating :).
  - gschier 9y ago
    That would be awesome. Here's the issue for it if you want to talk more about it: https://github.com/getinsomnia/insomnia/issues/182 https://github.com/getinsomnia/insomnia/issues/182
mod 9y ago
In arch it's definitely not bad.
- gschier 9y ago
  Ya, Arch is easier because all you need is a Git repo with a file that links to the package. For apt, you have to have a full web server with a specific structure AFAIK.
  - Xylakant 9y ago
    Tools such as aptly will happily generate that structure for you. Hosting can happen on an s3 bucket or any Webserver that can serve static files.

debaserab2 9y ago

Insomnia is awesome and has become my go-to tool for testing REST API's. Your work is very much appreciated. Thank you!!