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= Areas to explore =
= Areas to explore =


- Do the encryption on the client side and sync it wherever it makes sense (Drive, Dropbox, etc)
* Do the encryption on the client side and sync it wherever it makes sense (Drive, Dropbox, etc)
- See if we can integrate with already existing projects (remote storage)
* See if we can integrate with already existing projects (remote storage)
- How do we want to deal with sharing ?
* How do we want to deal with sharing ?
- How should we handle synchro ?
* How should we handle synchro ?


= Similar services =
= Similar services =

Revision as of 15:38, 29 October 2014

Overview

The goal of the Storage project is to provide an FxA-attached cloud storage service for web app developers.

Exemple products

- A contact store for firefox hello; - An app like "pocket" (read it later)

Timeframe

  • Q4 2014: Exploration + proof of concept
  • Q1 2015:
    • Server API specs are ready;
    • First version / MVP, with a demo app using it.
  • Q2 2015
    • Add validation to the mix
    • Change the form builder to use the CloudStorage backend
    • Handle permissions to share some data

Minimum Viable Product

  • Login with FxA;
  • Store / Get data over HTTP;
  • No validation;
  • Cache handling;

Areas to explore

  • Do the encryption on the client side and sync it wherever it makes sense (Drive, Dropbox, etc)
  • See if we can integrate with already existing projects (remote storage)
  • How do we want to deal with sharing ?
  • How should we handle synchro ?

Similar services

- http://hood.ie (based on PouchDB / CouchDB. Approach is offline first and sync); - http://loopback.io - remote storage