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Charlie Calvert

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Developer at Elvenware·
Needs advice
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FirebaseFirebase
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PouchdbPouchdb

Should I use Pouchdb or Firebase?

I want to store text documents and notes. Most of them are very short, just a means of tracking information while I'm doing research.

I want to be able to access them from multiple locations, preferably through a web browser but that is not a necessity.

I've also considered putting my information in a text document or word document but I would like to be a little more formal about the process.

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Hey, are you just looking for a raw database? Then Xano or even Airtable could be simple options IMHO.

If you want to do a bit of programming and build front-end forms that point toward your database, then you could try an online database builder. Again, plenty of options out there...Five, Caspio, FileMaker, Zoho Creator, Knack.

If I were to build this in Five, I would: 1. Create a single table for my MySQL DB that stores all required information about the document: title, publication date, journal, authors, plus the actual file 2. Build a form for my application front-end 3. Launch the application.

Getting this up and running wouldn't take more than 30 minutes. You can give this a try by using our free download and build a local app first before deciding whether you want to push this to the cloud.

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Recommends
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VirtualBoxVirtualBox

Docker is safe in the sense that it works reliably. However, it does not separate a process from the machine on which it is running. If you have a virus in your docker container, then it could spread to other docker containers or onto the host machine. A VM should isolate a virus and prevent spread outside the VM but they are usually resource intensive. Docker containers, on the other hand, use less resources and load more quickly than a virtual machine.

VirtualBox is a free, open source, solution for creating virtual machines, but the extension pack may not be free. On Windows you could use Hyper-V at no additional cost beyond the price of a server edition. Lots of people use VMware but I have very little experience with it.

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I have used node, react, and express in many projects and have found them to be useful. React has a large and vibrant community and the technology is well maintained and encapsulates many of the best ideas in modern JavaScript development. I would consider seriously adopting it.

I personally like express and find it intuitive and easy to use. These days there are a wide variety of alternatives, but I don't think anyone stands out as an obvious choice. It would be up to you to explore the options and to see what looks good:

https://blog.back4app.com/expressjs-alternatives/

The only one that stands out to me is Koa. But I haven't done much exploration in this territory, primarily because I am already so happy with Express JS.

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