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'''[[apple|Appl]]<nowiki/>ications''' are like [[Web Hosting|web pages]] but more complicated. If you would like to run an application please ask first :3 | |||
== What is an Application == | == What is an Application == | ||
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* Keep CPU time '''Down''' | * Keep CPU time '''Down''' | ||
* Avoid running anything that would use a '''Silly''' amount of system/natural resources | * Avoid running anything that would use a '''Silly''' amount of system/natural resources | ||
* Your application may be better suited for being run as a part of | * Your application may be better suited for being run as a part of [[The Pronounmail Interesting Suite of Software]]. | ||
* Please have the source code for your application available somewhere on the server under a '''Reasonable''' license (the AGPL is always a good choice) | * Please have the source code for your application available somewhere on the server under a '''Reasonable''' license (the AGPL is always a good choice) | ||
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== Webserver == | == Webserver == | ||
Your application needs to be reverse-proxied through the webserver in order to appear on pronounmail.com. | Your application needs to be reverse-proxied through the webserver in order to appear on [[pronounmail.com]]. | ||
All webserver configuration must currently pass through [[User:leah|leah]]. Please ask her nicely if you need things to be changèd. | All webserver configuration must currently pass through [[User:leah|leah]]. Please ask her nicely if you need things to be changèd. | ||
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If you're not expecting too much traffic, it might be wise to write your thing with [[CGI]]. We also have [[PHP]], which works quite well. | If you're not expecting too much traffic, it might be wise to write your thing with [[CGI]]. We also have [[PHP]], which works quite well. | ||
The cops don't want you to know this, but you can make a static website appear dynamic by just rebuilding it every few minutes. You can use a systemd timer to do this automatically ([[please]] don't rebuild it too often or i'll [[killing|kill]] you 💔). | The cops don't want you to know this, but you can make a static website appear dynamic by just rebuilding it every few minutes. You can use a [[Running Things Every Now and Again|systemd timer]] to do this automatically ([[please]] don't rebuild it too often or i'll [[killing|kill]] you 💔). | ||