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Show HN: Blog made with CouchDB/PouchDB

6 points by oblib 9y ago

oblib 9y ago
It took me about a week to assemble this blog app using CouchDB, PouchDB, jQuery, and Bootstrap (with a template), as well as reusing some of the CherryPC app code. I was kind of surprised how quickly it came together. It's no "Wordpress" but I think it's pretty nice, all things considered.
- rtcoms 9y ago
  Is the code available on github ?
  - oblib 9y ago
    Not yet. I've not used github for any of my stuff yet but if there's interest in it I'll get it up there and post a notice here when it is.
segphault 9y ago
You should consider using the window.history APIs to make it so that navigating your blog doesn't break the back button.
- oblib 9y ago
  Thank you for the suggestion! I'll look into that asap.
acmdas 9y ago
The blog app looks interesting for an idiosyncratic need of mine, but at first glance (a) selecting to "not set-up account, just get the apps" seems to go to online versions, not a download, (b) the blog isn't included as one of the apps, and (c) there's no indication which "desktop" platforms are supported. So, (a) will there be downloads Real Soon Now, and (b) will the blog be one of them, and (c) is Linux supported?
- oblib 9y ago
  Thank you for the feedback! Here are the answers to your questions: (a): The apps are "web apps" and all the code to run them is cached in your web browser when you load them the first time. If you disconnect your internet and load "https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" they'll work. If you're online and don't have a "Data Services" account they'll still work, but you won't be able to email documents directly from the app. You can "Save" them though, or "Print to PDF" if you're using Chrome to run them, and attach them to an email in your email app. Right now I use "App Cache" for offline use, but I'll be implementing "Service Workers" soon. (b): The blog isn't one of the apps included, but I am considering including it. It requires the "Data Services" we offer though, so it wouldn't be "free", but I may spin up another server just for the blog app and offer it as a stand alone service at a much lower yearly fee. (c): Since, they are web apps any device with a modern web browser are supported, including mobile devices, so yes, Linux is supported. I test them on a Raspberry Pi and they run fine in the modern web browsers that run on it, including Chrome and Firefox.
  - acmdas 9y ago
    Okay, thanks for the clarification. I guess that mentioning CouchDB in the subject was part of what confused me, as did describing the blog internals in detail when it isn't being offered. So, it actually isn't a solution to my idiosyncratic requirement, but good luck anyway.

6 points by oblib 9y ago

It took me about a week to assemble this blog app using CouchDB, PouchDB, jQuery, and Bootstrap (with a template), as well as reusing some of the CherryPC app code. I was kind of surprised how quickly it came together. It's no "Wordpress" but I think it's pretty nice, all things considered.

rtcoms 9y ago
Is the code available on github ?
- oblib 9y ago
  Not yet. I've not used github for any of my stuff yet but if there's interest in it I'll get it up there and post a notice here when it is.

segphault 9y ago

You should consider using the window.history APIs to make it so that navigating your blog doesn't break the back button.

oblib 9y ago
Thank you for the suggestion! I'll look into that asap.

acmdas 9y ago

The blog app looks interesting for an idiosyncratic need of mine, but at first glance (a) selecting to "not set-up account, just get the apps" seems to go to online versions, not a download, (b) the blog isn't included as one of the apps, and (c) there's no indication which "desktop" platforms are supported. So, (a) will there be downloads Real Soon Now, and (b) will the blog be one of them, and (c) is Linux supported?

oblib 9y ago
Thank you for the feedback! Here are the answers to your questions: (a): The apps are "web apps" and all the code to run them is cached in your web browser when you load them the first time. If you disconnect your internet and load "https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" https://cherrypc.com/app/index.html" they'll work. If you're online and don't have a "Data Services" account they'll still work, but you won't be able to email documents directly from the app. You can "Save" them though, or "Print to PDF" if you're using Chrome to run them, and attach them to an email in your email app. Right now I use "App Cache" for offline use, but I'll be implementing "Service Workers" soon. (b): The blog isn't one of the apps included, but I am considering including it. It requires the "Data Services" we offer though, so it wouldn't be "free", but I may spin up another server just for the blog app and offer it as a stand alone service at a much lower yearly fee. (c): Since, they are web apps any device with a modern web browser are supported, including mobile devices, so yes, Linux is supported. I test them on a Raspberry Pi and they run fine in the modern web browsers that run on it, including Chrome and Firefox.
- acmdas 9y ago
  Okay, thanks for the clarification. I guess that mentioning CouchDB in the subject was part of what confused me, as did describing the blog internals in detail when it isn't being offered. So, it actually isn't a solution to my idiosyncratic requirement, but good luck anyway.