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Instant cloud apps with Snapp templates

by Knut Martin Tornes
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We have previously written blog posts with source code and plenty of examples of how to set up backends, web sites and blogs using a restdb.io database (see restdb.site).  

However, even though we provided detailed steps on how to set everything up, we felt the barriers was still there for developers to get going. We needed a way to share our examples without requiring people to set everything up themselves, a kind of snapshot or clone of a complete solution.

Meet our latest feature:  Snapps
A Snapp is a clone of a restdb.io database with its collections, data, HTML pages and media files. Any restdb.io database can be Snapp'ed (also the free plan).

Snapps are perfect for:

  • Custom backups / versions
  • Staging (development, test, production)
  • Distribution of complete application solutions and templates
To get you going, we have provided a complete and free Markdown-based blog database you can get online in less than 10 seconds to play with and modify as you like. 

The first step is to click "Create New", give your database a name and paste in this "Snapp key":

1bd68dc5b4463293f11228de3a3ff27f

Once you have done this, you'll be up and running instantly. The blog we created can be seen here: https://www-mikroblog-f229.restdb.io (just add www- in front of the database name you used to see yours).
To edit the content of the blog, simply log into your restdb.io database and add or edit records in the Blogposts collection.
A restdb.io database schema contains collections with data fields, relations and Pages (with code). In the image below, you see the code of the "index" page. It contains HTML and HandlebarsJS tags and is rendered completely on the server. Read more about "Pages" and what you can do in the docs. Also, check out our demo site at http://restdb.site.
If you modify this blog template database and create something awesome, please "Snapp" it and share it. Perhaps we'll add it to our "Snappstore" soon.

Read more about Snapps in the docs.
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