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0 pointszenojevski10y ago0 comments

…except that this just has just become an open-source API that is self-hosted?

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xd193610y ago

Luckily, this time. Not all startups who provide a service like this may choose to do the same when they implode.

Also many (the majority?) of Parse users signed up with them so that they wouldn't have to self host anything.

yes. Meaning there is a market to fill. Too small to be of interest to Facebook, but I'm sure people will build business upon the open source server.

abiox10y ago

using a service and using open source/open standards/etc aren't mutually exclusive things.

rokhayakebe10y ago

...except being able to integrate with an API does not mean you have the ability to self host, run, and maintain the product.

zenojevskiOP10y ago

If you can't self-host because you don't have the ability to, but can't use cloud services either because they could shut down, what alternatives do remain?

nawazdhandala10y ago

I think use an open source platform which has both self-hosted and managed as options. So when managed shuts down, You can self host it. I'm the founder of CloudBoost.io - and We're an alternative to Parse. We're both on Docker (Self-hosted) and Managed at CloudBoost.io

rokhayakebe10y ago

Not betting on just anybody who launches.

Thaxll10y ago

The point was to not host yourself the backend app. So yes it's nice to get a "replacement" but still...

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xd193610y ago

Luckily, this time. Not all startups who provide a service like this may choose to do the same when they implode.

disbelief10y ago

Also many (the majority?) of Parse users signed up with them so that they wouldn't have to self host anything.

malka10y ago

yes. Meaning there is a market to fill. Too small to be of interest to Facebook, but I'm sure people will build business upon the open source server.

abiox10y ago

using a service and using open source/open standards/etc aren't mutually exclusive things.

rokhayakebe10y ago

...except being able to integrate with an API does not mean you have the ability to self host, run, and maintain the product.

zenojevskiOP10y ago

If you can't self-host because you don't have the ability to, but can't use cloud services either because they could shut down, what alternatives do remain?

nawazdhandala10y ago

rokhayakebe10y ago

Not betting on just anybody who launches.

Thaxll10y ago

The point was to not host yourself the backend app. So yes it's nice to get a "replacement" but still...

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