Google sheets as a DB
Howdy! I want to build a super simple MVP for a directory website idea that I've got. Ideally users would be able to signup, and then from their 'profile', they would be able to add a taxonomy of 'businesses'. If anyone has any ideas or thoughts, i'd be really happy to hear them!
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I would use AirTable.com . Think that's easier to use and has some nice api features.
Recently made a MVP for a glasses company. Used airtable for the backend. One tab for glasses which you can connect to other tabs just like taxonomies. We had brands and style. You can do a api request to brands, get all the brands and connected glasses. We had the api and a basic setup done in a couple hours.
Can vouch for Airtable. We're doing the same thing for managing customers. Just keep in mind that it has a 1,500 row limit on the free plan.
Same here, used Airtable multiple times for MVPs.
Like the others have said airtable is fantasic :)
Just a little story. I once implemented a react web app that does just this. with Google Sheet, and their API.
Then I found another good alternative, that is Hasura. I use that to learn GraphQL on another react web app.
From your explanation, I think you want the sheet to be public so anybody have alternative to see the contents? If that so, that is very possible.
Too bad I've deleted the repositories for the mentioned web apps.
sheettosite ,sheetsu and chipmunk theme if you want to do wordpress.
GatsbyJs has a google sheet as a source plugin if you want to try that
Airtable for DB and Zapier to connect it to the front-end.
https://sheet2site.com/ ?
The reason the title is google sheets as a db, is that i think that might be the simplest way!