Dropbox

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Dropbox is a file hosting web service.

Contents 1 Static domain hosting 1.1 Guides 1.2 Services 1.2.1 Possibly Abandoned 2 Storage and Transfer 3 Indieweb Examples 4 Criticism 5 See Also

Static domain hosting

There are several guides and services on how to use Dropbox to host your website:

Guides

• "How To Host a Simple Website Using Dropbox"
• "Use Dropbox to Share and Host Your Web Site"

Services

• https://blot.im/
• site44

Possibly Abandoned

• Pancake.io - no human names on home page
  • ~2 years old Github changes: https://github.com/pancakeio
  • and Tweets: https://twitter.com/pancakeio
    • latest reply: https://twitter.com/pancakeio/status/656555829819150336

      @graedotme Active-ish: bugs get fixed but feature development is slow

  • See: http://alternativeto.net/software/pancake-io/
• http://droppages.com/
  • last blog post from 2012
  • does modify files http://indiewebcamp.com/irc/2016-02-10/line/1455125334886

Storage and Transfer

Some software uses the Dropbox API to as backup storage or as an intermediate stop on the way to a CDN or other web host.

• Transmat ?
• http://postach.io/
• http://fargo.io/

Indieweb Examples

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Criticism

• I would not recommend hosting a static site on Dropbox. It's possible but it's not the intention and is not well-supported. GitHub Pages is a better free option Kylewm.com 12:57, 18 September 2014 (PDT)
• In 2015-12, Dropbox announced they were shutting down two apps they maintain—email app Mailbox (in 2016-02) and photo app Carousel (2016-03). This raises questions about the longevity of other Dropbox-provided services.

See Also

• web hosting
• bittorrent-sync
• ownCloud