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I wrote my first web app using Sinatra. It's pretty simple with a REST interface. I am running MySQL database and it connects to it using active record, very cool stuff. Also, I am running another ruby program which basically queries the MySQL database every 30 seconds and does some work on the data and updates the db.
Right now, I am running sinatra app on my laptop. I want to move this to a server because i can't keep my laptop on all the time.
I checked out Amazon EC2 and there's so many options that I am over whelmed. Is Amazon EC2 even a good choice? Is so, what option is best for me? I am not expecting any bandwidth.
Any pointers for someone starting with webservers/hosting would be great, Thanks!
Well there's a free micro instance for new customers so that seems like the logical place to start. If it's not enough you can consider upgrading, look at the reserved/on demand pricing and make an informed decision at that point.
Have you looked at hosting with companies such as Heroku and AppFog?
They both offer free plans so you can give them a go before upgrading, or you may find the free plan is enough.
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I've been using Amazon RDS for a while now, and supplementing the automated backups with my own mysqldump backup routine that copies the sql dump to a remote (not AWS) server.
The mysqldump causes server load to spike, though, and is generally a resource hog. I'd like to get rid of it if I can.
The native RDS automated backup routine seems pretty robust and reliable, as far as I can tell. Is my (less-efficient, more management-intensive) redundant routine necessary, or am I just being paranoid?
FWIW, the data is mission critical, in the sense that losing all (or most) of it would be catastrophic to the organization. However, losing a small amount of data (e.g., 5-10 minutes worth), would not be too terrible.
Thanks.
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I need to set up an amazon server. I always here "setup ubuntu on amazon ec2" which sounds simple enough in theory, but what are all these other things!
The main question is "sure I can google ec2 setup, but are these other web services offerings any better suited for me than ec2"
there are so many that it is a bit overwhelming. I need to run a server that I can code on and process data with, is an ec2 instance what I need or is it something else? if this is too vague then at least paste some resources here to point me in the right direction
thank you for any insight
You need EC2 - just go to the EC2 Getting Started guide in the AWS documentation and it will walk you through what you need to do.
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I setup an AppHarbor application only to find out that it does not support embedded RavenDB. It looks like it may be coming soon to AppHarbor. In the mean time, all it does is throw an error as shown here.
Does anyone have any recommendations for shared hosting providers that support RavenDB? I am working on a small project, so free would be awesome (which is why I looked towards AppHarbor).
AppHarbor now has a great RavenDB add-on from the guys at RavenHQ.
I have already reported and discussed the issue on the RavenDB mailing list (hint).
http://groups.google.com/group/ravendb/browse_thread/thread/af98f98a35289ad1/f9e040d8acfd0c72
You do understand that every deploy (and even possibly between deploys) that your data will be wiped/reverted to the source control version?
If that is fine and the data set is small, run RavenDB in-memory mode and seed the data to it.
Else as you mention RavenNest (hosted RavenDB for AppHarbor) is coming soon, Ayende and team are testing it internally I last heard.
You can try www.winhost.com as described here:
How can I run RavenDB in a shared hosting environment?
It has the so desired Full Trust Allowed which is something one should look for in the case of RavenDB to avoid the current security permissions problems...
NOTE: I just tried this host and can confirm that it works great with RavenDB in Full Trust... :-)
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Let me preface with saying that I'm used to using Sequel Pro on a mac for doing my database administration (table creation and inline data editing).
I have now been asked to do some oracle work as well and I'm looking for an Oracle client that has much the same feature set as Sequel Pro.
I must be able to ssh first and log into the database second. Edit data in a table view and be able to run queries easily.
The only product I've found on my own has been navicat. However its workflow has been driving me up a wall. :)
Any recommendations? keeping under 500 bucks would be nice... I know about Toad but it's wickedly expensive and I'd like to hold off on asking for that if there is an adequate substitute. :)
Thank you,
-=Bryan
SQL Developer... It won't do the SSH stuff natively, though. But for all the other tasks it's pretty awesome for free.
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I have a completed Cocoa application and would like to sell it. I have found many services that will sell your application, but not many that will also handle activation. Are there any services that will integrate activation into the installation file or are there any services that are easy to integrate (hopefully will take at max an hour to implement)? For example, SoftwareKey looks good, but it is only for Windows.
Thanks for your help in advance.
If you're talking about in-application purchase of Mac-based Cocoa applications, there's Golden % Braeburn and the new open source Cocoa Boutique. Kagi and eSellerate are also popular services for paying to activate Mac software.
I am not aware of a service that does both, but there are options such as the AcquaticPrime framework to take care of the licensing part. This question on StackOverflow may be helpful for you.
If you can write your own key generator then e-junkie is a cheap and easy to use system that can process payments and issue codes. With a bit of creativity you can even use a spreadsheet to generate pre-generated codes, then it's just writing the activation code in Cocoa. Took me no more than a couple of hours.