[Freedombox-discuss] some thoughts on URI namespaces

[Markus Sabadello]

On 12/28/2014 11:54 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
>
>
> On 28 December 2014 at 22:45, Markus Sabadello
> <markus at projectdanube.org <mailto:markus at projectdanube.org>> wrote:
>
>     On today's call we talked about whether Plinth or jwchat should be the
>     start page.
>     And we currently have Owncloud at the path /owncloud.
>
>     I think this question of "URI namespace layout" will become more
>     important as we add more applications to the box.
>
>     One pattern I have been experimenting with is creating subdomains for
>     each new application which has a web interface.
>     I think this is more reliable than using folders, since some
>     applications may assume they are installed at the root /.
>
>
> Which applications assume root install out of curiosity? 
Not sure, maybe it's a wrong assumption.
>
>
>     So if my PageKite name is markus.pagekite.me
>     <http://markus.pagekite.me>, I could have:
>     - owncloud.markus.pagekite.me <http://owncloud.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - plinth.markus.pagekite.me <http://plinth.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - jwchat.markus.pagekite.me <http://jwchat.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - radicale.markus.pagekite.me <http://radicale.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - diaspora.markus.pagekite.me <http://diaspora.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - mailpile.markus.pagekite.me <http://mailpile.markus.pagekite.me>
>     - etc.
>
>     These should also work with an "internal" (dnsmasq-provided)
>     domain when
>     I access the box from within my home network, e.g.:
>     - owncloud.freedombox
>     - plinth.freedombox
>     - jwchat.freedombox
>     - radicale.freedombox
>     - diaspora.freedombox
>     - mailpile.freedombox
>     - etc.
>
>     In Plinth, I may want to have an option to set a "default" one, i.e.
>     which one should show up at markus.pagekite.me
>     <http://markus.pagekite.me>
>
>     When using subdomains rather than folders, we also need different Tor
>     .onion addresses for each application, which is probably
>     preferable anyway.
>
>     Thoughts?
>
>     Markus
>
>
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