RE: Proposed Hosted Solution

[accurateweb-zz]

Not sure if this is the appropriate place to put this but here it is anyway.

I may be interested in helping test the proposed cloud service on behalf of my employer. As mentioned in other conversations, I started using LeafWiki with hopes of deploying it as a public facing FAQ/Tutorial wiki for the customers the computer repair shop I work at.

I know you are in the pre-stages with this service so you probably don't have all the details worked out yet. But, I am curious to know if you intend to allow the ability to assign owned/custom sub-domains, e.g. faq.computershop.com. Or do you intend to only allow, like, computershop.leafwiki.com?

Any idea what the pricing structure would look like?

I probably have a million other questions but I'll hold off for now.

[perber]

Custom domains will be supported, so using something like faq.computershop.com should be possible.

And yes, I’d be happy to save you a spot in the beta.

The rollout will likely happen in two phases:

• Free beta: This phase will focus on finding problems and improving the overall experience, especially onboarding, setup, and reliability.
• Early access: After the beta, I plan to introduce a slower, more controlled onboarding process with discounted founding-member pricing.

Founding Member Pricing:
The current pricing idea is approximately $6 per month for individuals and $19 per month for teams, although this is not finalized yet.

The plans will likely have limits based on the number of users and available storage. However, I would still like to keep the pricing simple and flat-rate, rather than charging based on usage.

And please feel free to ask the other million questions. Feedback like this is extremely helpful at this stage!

[accurateweb-zz]

I would say, for now, don't save a spot. If you've got enough users wanting to get on board, sign them up. The reason I say this is that I still have to talk to my boss about the idea.

I am certain he would be all for it if there was no possibility of monthly payments. Another monthly fee when the time comes, maybe not so much (even with it being so affordable). Especially, since he knows I can spin up self-hosted versions of services.

Yeah, if you can, keep pricing simple. It makes it easier for everyone and aligns with the general philosophy of the project. You may want to set a size/resolution limit on uploaded image files or other embedded file types though. A million Markdown files aren't too space affecting. But start adding embedded images/pdfs, etc. of unconstrained file size and storage space may become an issue.

[perber]

I’d love to have you join the beta. You’ve been using LeafWiki extensively, and I think your feedback would be incredibly valuable in helping me build a strong hosted solution for public wikis.

It has always been important to me that you’re not locked into the hosted version. You’ll be able to download your content at any time and run LeafWiki locally, move to another tool, or use your data however you prefer.

[perber]

Regarding the option not to pay monthly, I could offer annual pricing as well. However, pricing isn’t the most important aspect for me right now. At this stage, I’m mainly interested in your feedback and in making the hosted solution as good as possible.

[accurateweb-zz]

I am more than willing to continue giving feedback, including on the hosted solution. I just don't want to block a spot for someone else that you are more likely to convert at the end of the testing period.

Otherwise, I love everything about your project and have enjoyed contributing the little I am able. I would certainly like to continue doing so.

[perber]

Lets see who is subscribing to. I guess your use case will be the closest so far.

[perber]

I also will close this discussions. I will mention the beta hosted during an announcement. The free beta is planned for September.