robputt
commented
2 years ago Hello,
Sorry guys we need to withdraw this grant, we have been working through our roadmap for the next 6 months and we would prefer to prioritise other items for now. We know from user feedback HeliumStatus.io being retired due to the EOL of LibP2P hotspots has left a big hole for some operators being able to monitor hotspots. Therefore we'd like to submit an alternative grant to recommend a monitoring mechanism, with common messaging format between vendors, to be engineered in to light hotspots. We may open this grant again in the future when priorities permit.
Best Regards,
Rob
Project: HeliumReviews.io
Elevator Pitch There is a need for a community review website in the ecosystem, currently the MoC deals with a lot of issues about bad business/hardware when this is not their job to manage. The problem is there isn't a one place for users to go and compare hotspots/antennas and more, and no off the shelf solutions to provide this type of site where user reviews are the focus.
What hotspot is best, which antenna is best or even which LoRaWAN temperature sensor is best? HeliumReviews.io aims to provide a trustworthy, unbiased, user driven review site for all things Helium. Make your next Helium purchase an informed one with HeliumReviews.io.
Total FIAT / HNT Ask: £20,000
Name and Address: Robert Putt Github: https://github.com/robputt
Neil Skoglund Github: https://github.com/bfgneil
Project Details: HeliumReviews.io aims to provide the community with a trusted reviews site for products in the Helium ecosystem. Currently there is no “one stop shop” for Helium product reviews and the community must rely on vendor’s reviews which may be moderated or biased and word of mouth. HeliumReviews.io combats this by providing a review site specifically for Helium products. Products are curated and listed by the team. Once products are listed members of the community can submit reviews and ratings.
The site will feature the following elements;
Of course all these backend features will be paired with a professionally designed, intuitive UI for maximum ease of use.
HeliumReviews.io will be built using fully open source frameworks, primarily Python and Flask for the server side. Data will be stored within a MySQL database although the application will feature suitable caching for performance.
The project includes funding for the first 12 to 18 months of hosting depending on traffic levels in a high availability configuration within AWS. The site will be fronted by CloudFront for caching and performance optimisation. It is anticipated that long term hosting costs will be covered by non intrusive advertising (Google Adsense) and referral links for products on their respective pages.