I don’t know nothin’ 'bout birthin’ LiveCode servers! (How does one get a start?)
I’ve made tiny servers with desktop (even pico servers as for QAuth 2.0) but have not taken advantage of LiveCode server. Dar On May 3, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Dave Kilroy wrote: > >> Compared to mobile and desktop LC server has received a fraction of the >> attention in books/publications and a book focusing on it would be very >> welcome. I'll buy your book, and I bet loads of others will as well - so >> please do write it! > > These days an increasing number of desktop apps, and perhaps a majority of > mobile apps, make use of server resources, so LC Server is fast becoming > increasingly important for all of us. > > One of the challenges with any server setup is that each of the two main > categories (dedicated server and shared server) has many different > requirements, depending on the particulars of the OS and the hosting company. > > Given the wide range of difference in play, I believe this is a job best > suited for a community effort than a single person could hope to complete on > their own. There are just too many possible combinations of factors that can > come into play to expect anyone to try them all, but together we can. > > I've been gathering notes and tips for LC server installation and usage, > along with related info like bash basics, rsync, shared SSH keys and other > extras useful for server admin tasks, and will begin rolling these out at > LiveCodeJournal.com in the coming weeks. > > LiveCode Journal had been in a rather stagnant situation given the difficulty > of growing a site based on static pages. So two weeks ago I converted the > site to a new CMS - made with LiveCode, of course. > > The new CMS was a necessary step for any new sections of the site, such as > the forthcoming LiveCode Server Center. > > I mention this not to dissuade anyone ambitious enough to attempt to write a > book about it, but I feel given the breadth of info related to server stuff > it's ideally suited for a form that can grow dynamically over time like a web > site. And given the growing importance of LC Server for all of us, I feel > having as much information freely available for everyone is critical for its > increasing adoption. > > As with everything in RevNet and on LiveCode Journal, the new Server Center > will be useful to the degree that we can coordinate contributions from > others. I'd love to have the time to write everything myself, but I need to > split my time with commercial work, and server info is too broad for one > person to handle anyway. > > Anyone interested in participating with tips and tutorials for this or > anything else you'd like to see at LiveCode Journal can write me at the > address below any time and we'll work out the mechanics to make that happen. > > LiveCode Journal already hosts the discussion list for Ralf Bitter's > excellent RevIgniter framework, and I'm happy to make that server available > for anything else of value to the community. > > >> PS: can you include a section on how to install LC server locally on a mac >> as I still haven't succeeded in doing this :) > > Have you found this?: > <http://lessons.runrev.com/s/lessons/m/4070/l/36653-How-do-I-install-LiveCode-Server-on-OS-X-with-Apache-> > > It's a bit buried in a taxonomy that's been improved recently but still needs > some cleanup, but hopefully it'll be helpful. > > If you find anything there is inaccurate or incomplete please file a > documentation bug against it. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > LiveCode Community Manager > rich...@livecode.org > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
