Just as an aside. If you're looking for something built in Node that's more of a CMS, my Kickstarter for Webhook recently hit it's goal. I really like Ghost as a blog service, but you might like our system if you need to build a more customized CMS experience for multiple editors.
I have multiple client sites I'm currently designing with yeoman (and dreading converting to Wordpress). Just sent you $20 - can't wait to kick the tires.
Because people who know HTML and CSS don't know how to set up or manage a database locally. Even worse, they'd have no idea how to port that data onto a live production server. Firebase makes the install pretty painless. Our only dependency is Node. Right now that means even windows users can get up in running in less than a minute.
As a designer I really like the ease of systems like Jekyll, but it was a dead stop as soon as I wanted those sites to be editable by other users. This way we get the best of both systems.
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Just as an aside. If you're looking for something built in Node that's more of a CMS, my Kickstarter for Webhook recently hit it's goal. I really like Ghost as a blog service, but you might like our system if you need to build a more customized CMS experience for multiple editors.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1749618880/webhook
I have multiple client sites I'm currently designing with yeoman (and dreading converting to Wordpress). Just sent you $20 - can't wait to kick the tires.
Why Firebase + static pages instead of, say, varnish? (Honest question)
Because people who know HTML and CSS don't know how to set up or manage a database locally. Even worse, they'd have no idea how to port that data onto a live production server. Firebase makes the install pretty painless. Our only dependency is Node. Right now that means even windows users can get up in running in less than a minute.
As a designer I really like the ease of systems like Jekyll, but it was a dead stop as soon as I wanted those sites to be editable by other users. This way we get the best of both systems.
Nifty!
Any plans for a self-hosted version?
Yes. By end of the year. Check the updates, I explain the reasoning there.
Whoo. I'm glad to hear you have firm plans about it, that was the only thing preventing me from backing you.