Parse server with dashboard.

[robi]

It may not matter, but I prefer this running on Postgres for longevity of support (currently 2029) and integrations from there.

The dashboard uses Postgres too.

The dash I think should stay with the package for completeness of one instance, as all the auth to the server happens there too.

Perhaps have an option to disable it on multiple instances, but then one doesn't have to use it and still configure all the auth across servers.

[timconsidine]

Update : I noticed that Parse had new versions, so am trying to package those.
However Parse has made some security changes which mean the initial approach of mirroring Parse Server and Parse Dashboard as separate apps doesn’t work.
So I am back to building a “mono-app” with latest versions of Parse Server and Parse Dashboard in one container, which has some advantages.

Focus on using MongoDB but perhaps could do Parse-Mongo and Parse-Postgres as an option after getting the new versions app working. Naively perhaps, but I’m assuming that Cloudron could make alternative db backend easy.

[timconsidine]

Update January 2026
My packaging of Parse Server and Parse Dashboard was a bit "hacky".
So I decided to start again.
I have deleted the old repos on git.cloudron.io as I am not clear about their robustness.
I am much happier with the new one.
This packages Parse Server and Parse Dashboard as one Cloudron app so users can get an 'out of the box' deployment.

If there is demand, I can make alt versions which deploy the Server and Dashboard separately, so for power users they can have 1 x Dashboard and 5? x Server apps.

Also, @jdaviescoates mentioned a preference for Postgres backend.
If there is demand for that, I can produce an alt version with Postgres instead of MongoDB.

NEW REPO : https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-parsesuite

Will get round to releasing it on Custom App Installer (ccai.appx.uk)

[joseph]

@timconsidine said in Parse server with dashboard.:

I have deleted the old repos on git.cloudron.io as I am not clear about their robustness.

We have been struggling with a lot AI indexing / bots off late. We try to tweak GitLab settings but unfortunately sometimes we get locked out ourselves ! But git.cloudron.io is the only place we have all cloudron code.