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Hello, I want to introduce NodeGear.

NodeGear is a node.js hosting company. We host node.js applications and provide a simple control panel. Our goal is to simplify node.js hosting as much as possible.

- Stream logs straight to the control panel - Add new processes to load balance your app (across datacentres) - Add environment variables, domains, subdomains (on .ngapp.io) - Stream process statistics straight to your control panel - SPDY support and free SSL on .ngapp.io - Get and set up mongodb and mysql databases. - The control panel is blazing fast, built with angular.js and socket.io - Monitoring emails. If your app goes down, you'll know it.

In addition, deploy a custom ghost.js blog with a single click. (It only needs a name).

That being said, i should mention its a Beta and that things may break. If you're interested in joining our venture, let me know! The platform is entirely built on node.js. It utilises redis, mongodb, websockets and angular.js.

You use Docker, you say? Looks pretty neat!

Thanks Rudi. The guys have been working on it for six months or so. Think they're now at the point where some informed user feedback will be really helpful.

Rudi, we're aiming to keep it simple but still enable advanced usage like linking Docker containers.

This is cool! I was hacking on a project for hosted Docker containers (think, for devs to create a stack and quickly be able to use it to develop or push to prod) let me know if you'd like to talk!

Thanks for those that have signed up today. Much appreciated.

Where is the company based?

We're based in Oxford, UK

Then please label it on your website. UK law demands this. http://www.amitywebsolutions.co.uk/blog/website-legal-requir...

Thanks, we'll add it in the next release.

Thanks for all who signed up today. Impressive response from the HN community. Some good feedback too here, via https://twitter.com/nodegear and through the feedback form at https://t.co/3EFROUUfiV

...Very much appreciated.

I'm getting JS console errors with /register/verify

    Uncaught Error: Mismatched anonymous define() module: function (){return a(window)}
    http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#mismatch require.js:141
    Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 (Forbidden) https://nodegear.io/profile/profile
    ReferenceError: Bugsnag is not defined
        at https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/js/controllers/auth_verify.js:27:10
        at https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:72:132
        at x (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:100:150)
        at x (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:100:150)
        at x (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:100:150)
        at https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:101:414
        at k.$eval (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:112:15)
        at k.$digest (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:109:96)
        at k.$apply (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:112:345)
        at h (https://nodegear.io/0.12.0/vendor/angular/angular.min.js:72:300)
    Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403 (Forbidden) https://nodegear.io/auth/verifyEmail

Hi Lewis, our database shows that your email address has been confirmed..

Sorry about the issue, our team is working on the resolution.

Thanks!

Yes, I got it to work after logging in.

That thing where you tell them your e-mail address and set a password and then it says "We're currently running a beta program. You have been put onto a waiting list. We will let you know shortly!" feels an awful lot like a scam.

Thanks for the feedback Kent. Interesting observation. We are running a Beta and there is a wait-list in the sense that we check email addresses for those that have applied. Do you have an example of a company that is handling this in a way you like? Or some wording that you recommend we use instead?

It looks like the two-factor authentication email template is incomplete:

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Two Factor Authentication Added

Your account is protected by a second form of authentication. TFA tokens can be added to Authy or Google Authenticator app.

You will be asked for a token when logging in, [something], [something else too].

Yeah it is a beta :P.

You will be asked when logging in.

Thanks James, Appreciate the feedback. As Matej says we're looking to keep it simple but powerful. Lots of useful feedback like yours today to help us improve the product. ~S

Congrats on the launch! I just signed up and it tells me that this in invitation only :(

Also, according to the pricing - https://nodegear.com/pricing.html, the development version for testing out small apps is not free?

Hi, thanks for your feedback. We'll consider this option. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to use the system as one app is given for free.

Thanks!

I didn't see that mentioned on the pricing page.

Thanks Jonny, we're sorting out the pricing so that it's clearer. Right now first app is free. As we're in Beta you can get some more by adding your cc details though would not be charged until you decide to manually top up.

This is invitation only to catch out robots and bad people, and because we're running in Beta.

As soon as you sign up though, your invitation will be approved ASAP.

Hi guys share feedback here: https://docs.google.com/a/castawaylabs.com/forms/d/1beXJdTXB...

Hey, just a heads up: That link is set to private. I get a message saying 'You need permission This form can only be viewed by users in the owner's organisation.'

Hi Andy, its public now. Sorry!

Awesome :) Nice product!

Thanks Andy. Glad you like it. Let us know what we can do to make it valuable for you.

Im getting a 403 forbidden on the Verify URL: https://nodegear.io/auth/verifyEmail

Hi, thats a bug :P. Send us an email support@nodegear.com and we'll do it manually.

Thx Hyperenergy. Will check it out.

Looks neat and simple! Makes me want to do Node again! :-)

Seems really affordable too! Is NodeGear profitable (already)? Will it be at the current price point?

Hi, good question!

We're deciding which IaaS to use, and are currently running on top of Google Compute.

That being said, nodegear isn't currently profitable.

Its possible the price might change, but we'll let everyone know (in a newsletter/blog).

Thanks Conrad. Appreciate your enthusiasm. We'd like to make it great for folks like you. And profitable enough to keep it going...

160TB/month data for $5 USD is pretty cheap bandwidth. (Unlimited 500 mbs per process for production applications).

Thanks - we're figuring out our pricing model. At least have to make enough money to keep it improving!

Looks interesting, trying it out now! First (tiny) bump in the road: the "Get Started!" link on the Pricing page doesn't work.

Thanks for the bug report Jonalmeida. We'll get that fixed. The signup page is here if you've not already found it: https://nodegear.io/register

What does "Docker-ready" mean?

Hi Justin,

It means our infrastructure runs on docker, and all apps launched run on docker. We don't support custom images, but thats in the works! Stay tuned

Any plans for meteor.js support?

Thanks Schnie.

You can run any kind of node.js application.. Make sure your app can be started via "npm start" and its good to go :).

For custom apps, they should be hosted on a git repository, private or public. Shout if you need some help!

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