![]() Even if it works fine locally, chances are it’s not going to work fine when you put your shiny new project on someone else’s machine or platform. However, the considerations required to deploy a project in the cloud are an essential part of being a web developer these days. Along with its bedfellows “works for me” and “works on my machine”, these are phrases we hear often in development, and especially in developer support.ĭon’t get me wrong: it’s certainly good to know that there are no glaring code issues preventing a project from spinning up at all. When I made the change in my career from being a web developer (mainly Ruby) to a Support Engineer a few years ago, one phrase quickly became apparent as a common sign-off: ”… it works fine locally”. ![]() But when it comes to deploying your code, there isn’t enough help online. Tools like project scaffolding, ORMs, and development servers all make it easier to get started with a new project on your machine. ![]() There’s also the ever-helpful Stack Overflow when you hit that brick wall of an unexpected error message. ![]() Luckily, there are also a huge number of helpful resources out there: guides, video courses, the obligatory blog/to-do list tutorials, and our very own Render Quickstarts and Examples. In addition to the flood of choices, the pace at which these things evolve can be very hard to keep up with (I’m looking at you, JavaScript!). I’ve been tinkering on the web since the mid-90s (as you can probably tell from the references above) but the sheer number of choices available to the modern-day web developer makes me wonder how anyone can ever know where to start. It was a simpler time.įast-forward to today, and the number of languages, frameworks, tools, design patterns and a multitude of other aspects surrounding web development are staggering and overwhelming. Our vision of a 1990s style Render website. Open up a text editor, write some HTML, add a few images, FTP it all up to a server and you have a website live on the Internet! Simpler times - boring, non-dynamic, table-layout, under-construction-GIF, “best viewed on Netscape Navigator”, hit-counter times, but certainly a lot simpler. Web development used to be so straightforward. You’ll then need to open an Ubuntu SSO account and generate Secure Shell (SSH) keys to remotely access and start up your new Nextcloud server.Deploying a project can feel tough, especially when you’re starting out. Just download the Ubuntu Appliance file for Raspberry Pi 2, or Raspberry Pi 3 or 4, and use the official Raspberry Pi Imager tool to write it to your microSD card. Ubuntu Appliance: A special Ubuntu Appliance is available which blends Nextcloud with the Ubuntu Core operating system. MicroSD card: 4GB minimum, 8GB or larger recommended. Raspberry Pi model: A Raspberry Pi 2, 3, or 4. There’s also a large marketplace of over 200 free apps to extend the functionality of your cloud server.įor Raspberry Pi, Nextcloud is fairly easy to install using either an Ubuntu Appliance or the dedicated NextCloudPi OS image. It is open source under the GNU AGPLv3 license.įocusing more on user collaboration, it features real-time document editing and integrated audio/video/text chat. One of the most popular self-hosted cloud storage solutions, Nextcloud is an independent spin-off of ownCloud created by some of the latter’s core contributors.
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