iradik, now that I've read your explanation in the comments below I want to say I love the concept. A very cool way to almost instantly throw a site online and update from anywhere.
Of course I have to agree with everyone saying "what the heck" based on the homepage. Maybe just add a "what does this do?" section to start, and be sure to describe what fields like "subdomian" actually are for.
The other major hurtle here I think is simply fear of having our Dropbox data or account stolen in some way. I'm not claiming that is in any way what you are doing, but it's a natural immediate thought, particularly for this techie security focused audience I suppose.
Either way, I really do love the idea. You might want to fix up the homepage and see if the MVP gets some traction.
Dropbox has two modes: APP_FOLDER and DROPBOX. APP_FOLDER just creates a sandbox and does not give me permission to all your Dropbox data. I would never want access to such a thing on a server that's publicly visible.
The Dropbox authentication screen says: "This app will create a folder named webcache in your Dropbox. The app will only have access to this folder." But yeah you have no idea what's going to happen when you click that grey Submit button.
I agree the lack of polish makes it look spammy. Maybe some rounded corners and bubbly clouds would make it more trust-worthy. Along with an invitation to come over my house and have a beer.
yes i'm realizing there's nearly nothing approachable about this ui as simple as it may be. glad hacker news visitors are so friendly and giving such great feedback. i really appreciate it.
i'm also seeing lots of errors in the server due to authentication reasons, clearly i have some learning to do in terms of how oauth actually works.
Of course I have to agree with everyone saying "what the heck" based on the homepage. Maybe just add a "what does this do?" section to start, and be sure to describe what fields like "subdomian" actually are for.
The other major hurtle here I think is simply fear of having our Dropbox data or account stolen in some way. I'm not claiming that is in any way what you are doing, but it's a natural immediate thought, particularly for this techie security focused audience I suppose.
Either way, I really do love the idea. You might want to fix up the homepage and see if the MVP gets some traction.