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SDL AppStore - hosting of apps

Asbjørn Riis-Knudsen

In my opinion, the SDL AppStore (formerly OpenExchange) is missing two things to really make it shine:

1. SDL should host the app installers. They should not be hosted on a third-party website. Firstly, it is more secure if SDL controls the hosting, since you never know what can happen with third-party sites. Secondly, it is a hassle for developers to have to maintain a server just to download from (though it should remain an option).

2. A built-in way to monetize apps, should you chose to do so. This could be accomplished by utilizing SDL's existing payment infrastructure along with a small SDK to include, allowing you to check licensing status easily.

Of these, item 1 is by far the most important one.

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    Hi Asbjørn,

    We are working on a few things to improve all of this.  Just a few things:

    1. Back end has been completely changed and will be released next month.
    2. This upgrade allows us to provide much better support, but we will be enforcing the use of sdlplugins as opposed to external installers to be able to take advantage of this properly.  You can still build your own installers but you as a developer will lose out, and so will the end users, as we can't manage them consistently like this.
    3. We have always hosted apps for anyone who wants this.  We will continue to do this, and will continue to allow developers to host their own if they prefer.
    4. The new backend also comes with it's own API.  So we will also look at creating an app management plugin for Studio that will support many cool features relating to apps that many users, and developers, have been asking for.

    On the monetisation... that is also something we have been thinking about but it's not part of our immediate plans.  It's also not too tricky for developers to set up their own using paypal for example.  But we may revisit this once we have the things above all sorted out.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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    Hi Asbjørn,

    We are working on a few things to improve all of this.  Just a few things:

    1. Back end has been completely changed and will be released next month.
    2. This upgrade allows us to provide much better support, but we will be enforcing the use of sdlplugins as opposed to external installers to be able to take advantage of this properly.  You can still build your own installers but you as a developer will lose out, and so will the end users, as we can't manage them consistently like this.
    3. We have always hosted apps for anyone who wants this.  We will continue to do this, and will continue to allow developers to host their own if they prefer.
    4. The new backend also comes with it's own API.  So we will also look at creating an app management plugin for Studio that will support many cool features relating to apps that many users, and developers, have been asking for.

    On the monetisation... that is also something we have been thinking about but it's not part of our immediate plans.  It's also not too tricky for developers to set up their own using paypal for example.  But we may revisit this once we have the things above all sorted out.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

    ________________________
    Design your own training!
    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
    Tell us what you need in our Community Solutions Hub

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