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Thank you, I really appreciate it! Quickz is built on a SvelteKit, powered by a Node.JS backend that handles the database and creates a thread for each game ro

Thank you, I really appreciate it! Quickz is built on a SvelteKit, powered by a Node.JS backend that handles the database and creates a thread for each game room. I chose MongoDB for the database, because I found that the non relational approach helps with the complex structure of the decks. It's self-hosted at home using a Dell Optiplex running Ubuntu Server right now, but eventually I'll have to move to a better hosting setup. :) Currently it only supports Google login, mostly because I don't trust myself enough to safely manage and store credentials. Many schools are already in the Google ecosystem, so for now it should be enough. However, I'm not a huge fan of my website depending on a single third party, so I'm going to have to work on that soon. The host's screen is just a mirror of what the players will see, and so you can't interact with it, apart from going forwards and back. I think this needs to be communicated better, so I will be also working on improving the UI/UX on that.

shafyy 5y ago
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. > The host's screen is just a mirror of what the players will see, and so you can't interact with it, apart from going forwards and back. I think this needs to be communicated better, so I will be also working on improving the UI/UX on that. Ah, I see. That makes sense, sorry for my noob question =D
ricardbejarano 5y ago
> Currently it only supports Google login, mostly because I don't trust myself enough to safely manage and store credentials. Many schools are already in the Google ecosystem, so for now it should be enough. That's senior-level decision making right there! Storing creds is tough, all your users already have Google accounts, and most of them probably prefer logging in with a click rather than remembering a new set of creds. It also puts a higher barrier of entry for fraud, since new Google accounts require phone number verification. I'm a SRE so if you need ideas for the hosting/infrastructure side of things, feel free to ask!

shafyy 5y ago

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. > The host's screen is just a mirror of what the players will see, and so you can't interact with it, apart from going forwards and back. I think this needs to be communicated better, so I will be also working on improving the UI/UX on that. Ah, I see. That makes sense, sorry for my noob question =D

ricardbejarano 5y ago

> Currently it only supports Google login, mostly because I don't trust myself enough to safely manage and store credentials. Many schools are already in the Google ecosystem, so for now it should be enough. That's senior-level decision making right there! Storing creds is tough, all your users already have Google accounts, and most of them probably prefer logging in with a click rather than remembering a new set of creds. It also puts a higher barrier of entry for fraud, since new Google accounts require phone number verification. I'm a SRE so if you need ideas for the hosting/infrastructure side of things, feel free to ask!