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How should we design an IoT platform that handles dynamic device schemas and time-series ingestion at scale (100K writes/min)? [closed]
We’re a small dev team (3 full-stack web devs + 1 mobile dev) working on a B2B IoT monitoring platform for an industrial energy component manufacturer. Think: batteries, inverters, chargers. We have 3 ...
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web-dev: how to restrict access to costly backend API to authenticated clients only
I've created a small prototype browser plugin and am now thinking about making it accessible to the public. This brings up an important question about gatekeeping API access and the right way to ...
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Is cloud computing mainly just a marketing term?
I understand the concept of cloud computing, but I'm curious why the term has become so exhausted the past several years. Servers have been around for a long time, and I fail to see how this is any ...
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Separating different deployment stages into different projects on Google Cloud Platform
I'm working on a project that we will deploy to Google Cloud Platform. The services we want to use include cloud run, SQL, and cloud storage.
We will use several deployments for different phases of ...
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Serve static files with a third party CDN but preserve statistics data?
I am building a service that is servicing a lot of audio files. The issue is that I need to keep a record on what files are being accessed. My initial thought was to use BackBlaze B2 with CloudFlare ...
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Hosting what normally would be a windows service inside a web server
We have the requirement to implement some fire and forget long running tasks that fit perfectly into windows services (remote data acquisition and processing, etc) but the requirement is to deploy ...
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Linux Server Hosting through Cloudflare [closed]
I hosted a hobby NodeJS Server from my Linux and all is fine by accessing my direct IP.
Because I find this ugly and also less secure, I decided to route my domain which is set to Cloudflare to my IP....
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Self hosting map vector tiles for web application
I'm building a web application, which involves (currently) a REST backend and a frontend SPA. The backend is hosting massive geo-enabled data, and the frontend is displaying it on a mapbox map. I'm ...
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WCF Server for a mobile apps (Xamarin.Forms)
I have a "whiteboard" question. Technically I’d like to ask you about one thing I’m not sure in my design, but if you have time for a quick review the rest of the design - that’d be great. Every tip ...
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How do freelance web developers manage client hosting? [duplicate]
Looking for a side hobby/project of freelance web development as i am currently in university trying to make some extra cash.
So my question is:
When a client comes to me for a website should i set ...
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Are websites hosted in distant servers slower?
I live in Brazil and I'm planning on hosting my website in either DreamHost or Digital Ocean, which don't have any servers in my country. Will that affect the loading speed of my site?
Thanks!!!
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Node.js on Apache server (Shared Hosting)
I would like to run Node.js/Express as a backend server mainly for handling WebRTC features in my app. I was just discussing this with my hosting provider and they rejected this request saying that ...
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Web App vs. Desktop App Regarding Deployment
I'm taking on an opportunity for a local business to develop a small, simple timesheet manager (they still record time by hand) and am currently in the planning phases. It will include basic ...
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Shared hosting for a PHP application
I was reading Essential PHP Security and chapter 8 talks about problems with hosting your PHP app in a shared hosting environment.
Some of the problems he mentions are:
- Exposed source code and ...
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Should I allow my client to self host?
I'm just starting out as a web designer. I'm trying to build up a portfolio for my own website.
I'm concerned about designing a site and handing it over to the client. Once I do this I could lose ...