P.S. Add yourself to the wiki for CouchDB in the wild. On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:41 PM, 36codes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I'm getting close to releasing a new app for iOS that leans heavily on > CouchDB, and thought it might be of interest to some folks here. > > Joint is the name of the app. It lets you use any CouchDB server as a > private message board. > > Other private sharing services maintain the data for all users, as well as > data about which user accounts belong to which sharing groups. Joint is > different. There is no central "service" or database on which all user data > is defined. Joint is just the app, not a centralized service. It is a tool > which facilitates private sharing with CouchDB. > > Briefly, the way it works is that you host a "joint" (which is simply a > CouchDB database) on a server of your choice. Then you invite people to > come "hang out" at your joint. On the technical side, each person gets > their own _user on your server with their own authentication credentials > which give them a role to access the joint. You can host multiple joints > (one for Friends, Family, etc) and join other people's joints, and all the > joints are managed in the app. > > Currently Joint has in-app signup with Iris Couch to make it easier for > those unfamiliar with CouchDB to get started. However, I would be glad to > integrate signup for other CouchDB hosting services as well. > > If you'd like to try it out, you can register to beta-test it at the > following link. User feedback is integrated into the app, so feel free to > post your ideas and support issues there. > > http://tflig.ht/OWmycO > > Screenshot: > > https://dl.dropbox.com/u/74226390/IMG_0386.jpg > > Thanks, > > Joe -- NS
