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Building a SaaS in a weekshowing all the steps here
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This is an experiment - it may go horribly, we'll see
Why?
To push myself; show others how to build a SaaS
What?
Live customer chat in Slack (kind of like what Intercom was originally)
Tech stack
Reach on Rails on Heroku; Stripe for payments
This is an experiment - it may go horribly, we'll see
Why?
To push myself; show others how to build a SaaS
What?
Live customer chat in Slack (kind of like what Intercom was originally)
Tech stack
Reach on Rails on Heroku; Stripe for payments
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Register http://acornchat.com
Namecheap for DNS - solid provider + they have ALIAS DNS records
Gsuite setup, including how to have multiple emails addresses on the same gsuite without paying extra
Register http://acornchat.com
Namecheap for DNS - solid provider + they have ALIAS DNS records
Gsuite setup, including how to have multiple emails addresses on the same gsuite without paying extra
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Oops, forgot to set the MX DNS records so that email sent to http://acornchat.com would run through gmail
Here's how to setup custom MX records for custom email in namecheap
Oops, forgot to set the MX DNS records so that email sent to http://acornchat.com would run through gmail
Here's how to setup custom MX records for custom email in namecheap
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Setting up a new rails project with React:
rails new --skip-turbolinks project-name
cd project-name
rake webpacker:install:react
rails s
bundle exec rails g controller Welcome
# routes.rb => root 'welcome#index'
Then you can use react packs in rails!
Setting up a new rails project with React:
rails new --skip-turbolinks project-name
cd project-name
rake webpacker:install:react
rails s
bundle exec rails g controller Welcome
# routes.rb => root 'welcome#index'
Then you can use react packs in rails!
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Adding some style with @tailwindcss!
I followed the tutorial here almost exactly:
Except I was able to use postcss@latest instead of @ 7
Adding some style with @tailwindcss!
I followed the tutorial here almost exactly:
Except I was able to use postcss@latest instead of @ 7
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Make a new github repo and push the app
Not only is version control a best practice for saving and tracking your work - it will make deploying to heroku super simple
Watch out! when you create a new repo this way, make sure not to have github create your readme or gitignore
Make a new github repo and push the app
Not only is version control a best practice for saving and tracking your work - it will make deploying to heroku super simple
Watch out! when you create a new repo this way, make sure not to have github create your readme or gitignore
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Making logos, favicons, and a twitter card before deploying
used http://realfavicongenerator.net to generate all the various favicon sizes
Twitter card resolution: 1200x675, and make sure to add all the meta tags! https://twitter.com/chrisachard/status/1356682288633937922
Making logos, favicons, and a twitter card before deploying
used http://realfavicongenerator.net to generate all the various favicon sizes
Twitter card resolution: 1200x675, and make sure to add all the meta tags! https://twitter.com/chrisachard/status/1356682288633937922
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It's live!
Here's how to deploy your app to heroku, and then actually make it live at [your-domain].com
It's live!
Here's how to deploy your app to heroku, and then actually make it live at [your-domain].com
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User auth using devise: https://github.com/heartcombo/devise
I used the options:
devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
:recoverable, :rememberable, :validatable,
:confirmable
And it works! Users can sign up now (though it doesn't do anything yet)
User auth using devise: https://github.com/heartcombo/devise
I used the options:
devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
:recoverable, :rememberable, :validatable,
:confirmable
And it works! Users can sign up now (though it doesn't do anything yet
)
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Adding file uploads to rails is super easy with active storage!
Create an s3 bucket, specify that in your storage.yml and in production.rb and you've got uploads
Also, make a Procfile and a .env file, then use "heroku local" to launch the server and read from the .env
Adding file uploads to rails is super easy with active storage!
Create an s3 bucket, specify that in your storage.yml and in production.rb and you've got uploads
Also, make a Procfile and a .env file, then use "heroku local" to launch the server and read from the .env
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Sending email from the app:
- add @SendGrid API key to .env file
- set ActionMailer to use that key if it exists
- use the letter_opener gem in dev for testing in the browser
Password reset emails done!
Sending email from the app:
- add @SendGrid API key to .env file
- set ActionMailer to use that key if it exists
- use the letter_opener gem in dev for testing in the browser
Password reset emails done!
