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DevDocs but for Google Drive?

I daydream about a DevDocs to use as an index for our company Google Drive.

The goal being to create something like Notion or Almanac but without having to have a new place to write (google docs functionality is really great and hard to escape).

We currently use Google Sites but it's so clunky and the search will not search inside Google Docs.

Google Drive as is doesn't work as it is too full of too many things. Even well structured, it doesn't function as an Intranet, for us.

I think the answer is that one just waits for Google to make their response to Notion/Loop, but post this in case someone knows of something like that or sees this a different way?


Evercam has used Seaweed for a few years. We've 1344TB of mostly jpegs and use the filer for folder structure. It's worked well for us, especially with low cost Hetzner SX boxes. I'd echo other people's positive comments about the maintainer's responsiveness & support. Happy to (try and) answer questions.


What replication are you using ? What about your recovery times when a server fails on 1Gbs port ?


we don't use any replication, Also in almost 5 years we only had one server crash which was due to file-system corruption, and we overcome that as well, it was a few leveldb files which got corrupt due to which the whole XFS file-system was went down, but we recovered it. Just one drawback was: We never used the same filer for saving files, and Get speed was also quite slow on that one, but with time, the volume compaction and vacuum, everything works fine on GET requests.


Well, that's a good idea.


REMOTE // Elixir + Ruby + Streaming Video Backend Dev // Evercam Open Source Camera Management // marco@evercam.io

We're a team of 8 building (we hope) the best camera management software in the world. We're open source and we're looking for someone with knowledge of Video, Elixir and RoR. https://github.com/evercam , http://www.evercam.io/jobs


well spotted @vinnyglennon , it's only a small step from this to integrating cctv footage into fantootage. The missing link is whatever is required to make it easier to make requests & retrieve needed footage.


I can't be entirely sure that it's to do with the tools used (I'm familiar with most of the ones mentioned in the comments) but my most successful API designing, at a high level, has been in a spreadsheet.


Dublin, Ireland. ( CTO for Evercam, an IP Camera Developer Platform )

We're building www.evercam.io an API that makes it easy to develop for cameras. Initially IP cameras, but in principal any type of camera.

The task is challenging and the opportunity is large. The Internet of Things needs a visual cortex.

We're a team of 8. 4 coders and 4 non-coders. We're looking for a strong CTO type who can also code. The stack is Ruby based.

Significant equity & a decent salary on offer.

Read all about it: http://apievangelist.com/2014/01/21/a-world-where-every-came...


The big question is whether or not this is a force for good or evil? ... We're getting more cameras whether we like it or not. Is it realistic that everybody could have access to them? Live AND recorded footage? (It amounts to the same thing).


Many technologies have the potential to be evil (I could decide tomorrow that I want to drive my car at high speed into a shopping mall but more than likely won't*). I think this is certainly more a positive thing than not and there will be abuses from time to time but the power here lies in the potential.


Evercam.io - Cameras Unleashed - Dublin, Ireland

Evercam.io is a developer platform for cameras (any kind of camera). We make it easy for a developer to get a jpeg or stream from a camera, thus unleashing a world of creativity.

We're two experienced founders looking for a CTO / Lead Developer. You'll have to be full-stack and a polyglot, but we're leaning towards Ruby / AWS. The more you know about APIs and Hypermedia, the better.


Evercam.io - Dublin, Ireland

A Developer Platform (API) for cameras and a marketplace for the apps built on it.

We're looking for a technical lead (founder CTO type.

Currently building on Ruby / Sinatra / AWS but this will require someone who is fluent in several languages.

Experience with APIs and a gift for UX is essential. Experience with cameras would be a bonus.

We'll rustle up a decent salary, but mostly I want to tempt you with equity.


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