Allow persistant data on the server for selfhosting the web version

[sebastienPoussard]

Problem Statement

When using the web version of the application, i want to access the same data from different browser without sync

:grey_question: Possible Solution

having the option to store the data on the web server hosting the application

:arrow_heading_up: Describe alternatives you've considered

N/A

:heavy_plus_sign: Additional context

I'm selfhosting the web application and want to use it from computer where i can't install sync tools.
Security of the access is deals already with authelia. I therefore want persistant data on the web application since i'll be alone to use it.

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[johannesjo]

It would be a great addition to make this easier, though it would definitely require some sort of sync since it is technically not possible otherwise. But I agree that ideally there would be a solution for this included and possibly pre configured for the docker container.

[sebastienPoussard]

It would be a great addition to make this easier, though it would definitely require some sort of sync since it is technically not possible otherwise.

Excuse my lack of knowledge regarding the project, dev and the coding language you use but would a flat file directly in the /www folder would be enough ?

[johannesjo]

Excuse my lack of knowledge regarding the project, dev and the coding language you use but would a flat file directly in the /www folder would be enough ?

No unfortunately not :) You still need to establish some server client communication, but the server could be very simple possibly, just providing a simple api for the file write you mention.

[marlondantas]

Greetings!

I really liked the tool and understand that it needs this synchronization to reach a new level.

I was thinking that it will be necessary to have an API responsible for receiving all requests about activities, saving them to an in-memory database, and retrieving this information when requested.

Would creating this API in NestJS make sense for the project?

I would like to help if possible.

[sebastienPoussard]

Greetings!

I really liked the tool and understand that it needs this synchronization to reach a new level.

I was thinking that it will be necessary to have an API responsible for receiving all requests about activities, saving them to an in-memory database, and retrieving this information when requested.

Would creating this API in NestJS make sense for the project?

I would like to help if possible.

Wanted to help too but my dev skill are not enough to understand the project :[

[janstadt]

Multiple user support with some form of auth would also be great. Syncing. Sharing. The whole kit and cabootle.