Introducing LiveCloud

I am super excited to be able to announce the launch today of LiveCloud. LiveCloud is a brand new hosted cloud data service providing the easiest and most straightforward imaginable backend for your app. LiveCloud is built and hosted by the wonderful people at Canela.

The Easiest Cloud Backend for Your App

As you’re probably well aware, almost every app needs to store data in a backend of some sort. We know the LiveCode community connects to a huge range of data sources, ranging from SQL databases, RESTful cloud hosted services or even file based storage to store online app data. All of these solutions can work well. However they can take quite a lot of effort to set up and to use. You may need to create and maintain the appropriate online service, define your database and write the code to handle things like data sync.

LiveCloud changes all of that. Written end-to-end using LiveCode itself, its a true scalable cloud-based backend-as-a-service. It handles all the complexity of building a data driven app, leaving you free to focus on just building the features of your app. And because it’s all built in LiveCode, it’s super easy to integrate into your app. Point and click to create your database and to automatically generate the LiveCode scripts you need to work with it.

How it Works

• Create a Database using the point and click LiveCloud Manager
•  Integrate it Into your Application. Export toolkit and add a code snippet to your LiveCode app to allow it to communicate with your cloud database
• Communicate With Code. Generate code using the point and click query tools.
• Use the API in your LiveCode application to access your database on LiveCloud with ease

Get Started With Sample Database Apps

LiveCloud Features & Benefits

• NoSQL cloud backend for any LiveCode app
• State of the art in-memory database can run twice as fast as competing platforms such as Google FireBase (yes you read that correctly!). Built entirely using LiveCode Server technology
• Point and click LiveCloud Manager lets you create your tables and writes query code
• User authentication built-in
• Data encryption built in by default with the AES-256
• Supports BLOBs (large binary objects such as images and video)
• Optimized for LiveCode developers – uses arrays and highly optimized tsNet calls
• Works as both a local data store and cloud based store
• Allows you to add and manage data synchronization seamlessly to your apps
• All servers are fully monitored
• Automatic backups taken every 6 hours
• Scales with you as your requirements grow
• Currently available to host your data in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, and London

LiveCloud has been in development for several years and has been extensively tested in production environments, handling millions of monthly transactions. You can learn more by visiting the LiveCloud website.

Hands on Training in San Jose

We’re delighted that Canela have also agreed to host a special conference workshop at our LiveCode California conference, showing you everything you need to know to use LiveCloud. Come along to the conference or join remotely via Simulcast.