Any tips for what to use for a server for an Android app?
1Working on an Android app. I’ve got the client side pretty much figured out, but I have absolutely no experience writing server side stuff and I’m not sure where to start.
My plan involves the app sending coordinates to the server every 20 minutes. In certain circumstances every 5 minutes. Not sure what that would mean as far as simultaneous connections. Server also has to store a small amount of text for every user, possibly an image. The text and images for individual users will be changing regularly. Image doesn’t have to be high-def or anything, but has to be recognizable. Also needs to be able to send push notifications to app users and text messages directly to people not using the app.
Any idea where I should start?
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looking like firebase is my best option?
@Pantheist Oh yeah, I was thinking more traditionally. But firebase is pretty cool. You should give it a whirl.
@katylava will do
Nginx is a good one, and very common. Lots of documentation out there.
@katylava This looks interesting. Thanks. So I guess to start I’d run the open source on a cheap server rental?
@Pantheist Yeah, if you wanted to go this way Digital Ocean is pretty cool. They have good docs for everything too. But if you can navigate the AWS ecosystem that’s probably a better price option.
@katylava Thanks again for the help
I’ve used AWS briefly in the past for some altcoin stuff, might be nice to use it for something that doesn’t end up being a total waste of time.