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Would there be any demand for an open-source, more code-oriented version of IFTTT for the devs around here? So still the same concepts of inputs -> outputs, bu

by clarle 6y ago

Would there be any demand for an open-source, more code-oriented version of IFTTT for the devs around here? So still the same concepts of inputs -> outputs, but you would self-host on AWS Lambda / Azure Functions / etc. It would also have more flexibility to add custom code if needed to transform data too.

johns 6y ago
Basically Node-RED?
cpitman 6y ago
Isn't that the node-red solution talked about in the article?
fweespeech 6y ago
https://github.com/huginn/huginn https://github.com/huginn/huginn https://nodered.org/ https://nodered.org/ Those projects already exist, you are probably better off contributiing to existing ones rather than creating a new one.
michaelmior 6y ago
There are existing open-source solutions that from what I hear work quite well. I would personally like to see a low-cost hosted version of one of these so I can use it without ever having to think about keeping it running.
macspoofing 6y ago
>Would there be any demand for an open-source, more code-oriented version of IFTTT for the devs around here? Probably but there's so many IFTTT alternatives around (including the referenced node-red). If you're more tech savvy, you can either stand something up yourself, or you can use something like glitch (https://glitch.com/ https://glitch.com/) to create some quick webhook adapters.
janober 6y ago
Not open-source, rather fair-code licensed (so you are not allowed to commercialize it but use it totally for free and the source-code is available) but apart from that you can try: https://n8n.io https://n8n.io https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n (disclaimer: I am the author)
- anaganisk 6y ago
  I strongly support you guys for the license you use, its sad that though the source is open people expect it to be licensed in a way, so that any mega corporate can just rip you off cough aws cough. I wish you guys get the attention you deserve.
  - janober 6y ago
    Thank you very much! It is very appreciated. Yes, think it is never easy if you take a new and different approach, but I am sure it will be worth it. Not just for us, also for other people that think the same way.
  - dddw 6y ago
    Yeah it is also very decent license, nothing wrong with it.
fooey 6y ago
The problem is, a lot of IFTTT hooks don't exist as public API endpoints. For example, you can't do anything all with Wyze hardware directly

by clarle 6y ago

johns 6y ago

Basically Node-RED?

cpitman 6y ago

Isn't that the node-red solution talked about in the article?

fweespeech 6y ago

https://github.com/huginn/huginn https://github.com/huginn/huginn https://nodered.org/ https://nodered.org/ Those projects already exist, you are probably better off contributiing to existing ones rather than creating a new one.

michaelmior 6y ago

There are existing open-source solutions that from what I hear work quite well. I would personally like to see a low-cost hosted version of one of these so I can use it without ever having to think about keeping it running.

macspoofing 6y ago

>Would there be any demand for an open-source, more code-oriented version of IFTTT for the devs around here? Probably but there's so many IFTTT alternatives around (including the referenced node-red). If you're more tech savvy, you can either stand something up yourself, or you can use something like glitch (https://glitch.com/ https://glitch.com/) to create some quick webhook adapters.

janober 6y ago

Not open-source, rather fair-code licensed (so you are not allowed to commercialize it but use it totally for free and the source-code is available) but apart from that you can try: https://n8n.io https://n8n.io https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n (disclaimer: I am the author)

anaganisk 6y ago
I strongly support you guys for the license you use, its sad that though the source is open people expect it to be licensed in a way, so that any mega corporate can just rip you off cough aws cough. I wish you guys get the attention you deserve.
- janober 6y ago
  Thank you very much! It is very appreciated. Yes, think it is never easy if you take a new and different approach, but I am sure it will be worth it. Not just for us, also for other people that think the same way.
- dddw 6y ago
  Yeah it is also very decent license, nothing wrong with it.

fooey 6y ago

The problem is, a lot of IFTTT hooks don't exist as public API endpoints. For example, you can't do anything all with Wyze hardware directly