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Harp.io does this (although with Harp not Jekyll). Using it to build a little web comic site[1]. Makes it easy for the author to upload new pages even though th

Harp.io does this (although with Harp not Jekyll). Using it to build a little web comic site[1]. Makes it easy for the author to upload new pages even though they don't know how HTML/FTP work. [1] http://houseoforr.com http://houseoforr.com

taude 13y ago
Harp.io lost me at: "Harp Platform would like access to all files and folders in your Dropbox. This app will be able to read and modify everything." I don't know much about DropBox API, but is there a way to limit access to resource folders?
- captn3m0 13y ago
  Yes, the Dropbox allows you to create apps which only ask for access to Apps/Appname folder in your dropbox.
- silentrob 13y ago
  Disclosure - I work on Harp In order to build a truly compelling service that solved our problems, along with others was to allow collaboration and sharing. Right now Dropbox has no way to share within sandbox style applications. We have been talking with Dropbox about ways to improve their API and things are only getting better. Right now we maintain the NodeJS API[1][2] and have sandboxing build in at that layer, so we don't even see any files from Dropbox outside of the folder we have scoped to. [1] github.com/sintaxi/node-dbox [2] https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/other https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/other
- silverlight 13y ago
  Just create a free Dropbox account, use that one to sign up for Harp, and then share the Harp site folder with your main account. It's a nice way to ensure that Harp is sandboxed.
  - taude 13y ago
    This is a good idea. I probably don't even have to link it to my machine? But wondering what I'd loose out on for ease of updating. Will try this later.
    - silverlight 13y ago
      Yeah you don't even have to link it. Just sign up, then link it via the Harp site, then share it using the web interface. You don't lose out on anything at all, I'm doing this very thing.

taude 13y ago

Harp.io lost me at: "Harp Platform would like access to all files and folders in your Dropbox. This app will be able to read and modify everything." I don't know much about DropBox API, but is there a way to limit access to resource folders?

captn3m0 13y ago
Yes, the Dropbox allows you to create apps which only ask for access to Apps/Appname folder in your dropbox.
silentrob 13y ago
Disclosure - I work on Harp In order to build a truly compelling service that solved our problems, along with others was to allow collaboration and sharing. Right now Dropbox has no way to share within sandbox style applications. We have been talking with Dropbox about ways to improve their API and things are only getting better. Right now we maintain the NodeJS API[1][2] and have sandboxing build in at that layer, so we don't even see any files from Dropbox outside of the folder we have scoped to. [1] github.com/sintaxi/node-dbox [2] https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/other https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/other
silverlight 13y ago
Just create a free Dropbox account, use that one to sign up for Harp, and then share the Harp site folder with your main account. It's a nice way to ensure that Harp is sandboxed.
- taude 13y ago
  This is a good idea. I probably don't even have to link it to my machine? But wondering what I'd loose out on for ease of updating. Will try this later.
  - silverlight 13y ago
    Yeah you don't even have to link it. Just sign up, then link it via the Harp site, then share it using the web interface. You don't lose out on anything at all, I'm doing this very thing.