Budibase: an open source, no code platform
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https://www.budibase.com/
https://docs.budibase.com/
https://github.com/Budibase/budibaseAnother no-code/low-code site/app builder like GrapesJS (which I admire) except this solution has additional features I have yet to see in any other open source app builder mainly being: Automation or Workflows...I have been keeping an eye on Budibase for some time and they have eventually gone from alpha to private beta to public beta to soon officially launching!
At the moment there appears to be a lack of SSO/SAML and they do currently plan on charging for that feature (@ $6 a user a month) not bad but not ideal.. The rest of the app is open source/self hostable & is still VERY promising =]
- DATA: Add and manage your data with ease
- DESIGN: Build with pixel-perfect blocks
- AUTOMATE: Automate manual processes
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@plusone-nick just came across this (thanks r/selfhosted!) and this looks like the real deal. Haven't used it yet, but they claim to not only have WYSIWYG web site building, but also hook into Databases for backend, and offer a sort of Zapier-like automation platform.
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I just did a quick run through of this and was able to deploy a full app to their server in a few minutes. Everything about this feels legit, from the docs, to the design ... I try out a lot of these types of products and this one feels like the thing I'm always fantasizing about in my head. Very impressed.
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Wow, just tried this out myself and it is truly amazing. Would be awesome to have on Cloudron.
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@thetomester13 have been waiting for this release for like a year! Really admire the query builder and the automation/logic builder along with the DB connectors =]
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+1 This looks incredible!
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Wouldn't this require Cloudron supporting multiple domains per app?
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@mario with 6.1 multiple domains per app is now supported, but the app has to specify in the manifest if it is compatible with multiple domains.
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@nebulon ah, very nice.
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@mario - do you mean two different root domains or a root domain + a subdomain?
For BB it builds and launch's a new app in a subdomain but I imagine there is a method to use the root... Kinda like Cloudron's my. for the daskboard the BB service needs its own endpoint and then the app needs another?Still learning & messing around with it =]
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Self-hosting Docker compose instructions:
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Just becoming aware of Budibase thanks to you and all on this forum topic.
Apart from the elements mentioned in the original post from @plusone-nick, Svelte, CouchDb and PouchDb get a
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@jdaviescoates I tested the hosted offering from Budibase and it really is awesome.
To encourage others with tech skills as low as mine, I have done a local install with these instructions and (excluding my own stupidity) very smooth and easy.Comment for anyone interested from the Budibase devs is that the native local desktop Builder app may be moved into the deploy/host environment. I guess this saves them maintaining local Electron builder apps.
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FYI for those interested : Budibase has a major new version out.
Still V0.9 but many changes under the hood.
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@timconsidine It's pretty amazing but would be REALLY hard to get up into Cloudron - there's lots of moving parts and containers involved.
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@doodlemania2 Yes, true, that has become apparent as I play on self-host version.
Going to leave my instance on self-host and don't expect budibase in Cloudron.
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woud love to see it on cloudron indeed
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@potemkin_ai : I was really impressed with Budibase and what they were doing when I first met it.
They have since moved to a much more constrained model of users, as they envision or target the app creation to 'intranet' style apps. One where users are known and invited, no public sign up.
It is still a powerful system but it does not suit the majority of my use cases at present.
I think they have gone fully web interface, so I don't see many benefits to it being in Cloudron. If I was to use it, I would spin up a VPS to run it and deploy apps created in it.
I still like it as a system, just doesn't fit all the needs that it did earlier in its development when the user model was looser.
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@timconsidine Budibase indeed seems like building something very complex, but I would like not to think about the updates and other stuff and just enjoy using it like I use n8n.
They are not pushing to the cloud platform, by the way - if you try to register at the cloud, they state that for production use they recommend using self hosted instance.
And, just out of curiosity - did you find any good replacement for budibase for the outside world facing apps?
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@potemkin_ai good to know
No I didn't find a good alternative to Budibase, which is why I am not against it at all.
There are a couple, but grey hair is that I can't recall names just now.
I started to look at Flutter as development environment, but have had to break from it for a while.
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@timconsidine if anything pops up - please, share
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@potemkin_ai in terms of open source alt to Budibase the only other one is GrapesJS IMO - although it is pretty different.
For my current development platform I use Wappler.io its not open source but it is very rich in features. Can generate static html sites and drop them into surfer or can leverage LAMP and use PHP for dynamic sites. It also has a nodeJS option but I have yet to package an app for cloudron.
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@plusone-nick nice, I used Mobirise for a bit to make simple sites for ZeroNet.io
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@potemkin_ai I think Budibase is much more than GrapesJS or form/page designers, it offers good CRUD functionality and is true NoCode/LoCode. It does bring together very nicely the UI front-end building and the back-end DB functionality in one system.
Maybe you can combine a front-end builder with something Directus or Parse (or https://www.back4app.com/).
I noticed this https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet but haven't tried it. You could look at https://www.saashub.com/100-plus-no-code-resources-alternatives or https://www.nocodedevs.com/ncd-tools for many others, but often quite niche, not as open/flexible as Budibase.
But sadly still cannot recall the one I find which was closer to Budibase. Maybe inspiration will strike.
If you can live with the invited-user model of Budibase, it is exceptional. Maybe a 2 step process which allows for a previously unknown user to sign-up with simple form, which then generates a Budibase app user invitation could be a work-around.
Although note that once a user is registered into a Budibase deployment, they get a login to a 'portal' of apps they are permissioned for. Very powerful but the user journey may not be what you want.
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@potemkin_ai : I think JoGet was the one I was thinking of
https://www.joget.org/product/Not as slick as Budibase but interesting
Or possibly https://www.rintagi.com/
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@potemkin_ai : I also played with https://github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn / https://saltcorn.com/
It's similar in concept to Budibase, but lighter weight.
I liked it but stopped experimenting when I found that it was easy to 'hack' page links because they were fully exposed in the browser url (could edit the url and go to a page you were probably should not). Maybe they have changed this as it seems in ongoing development and I tried it >1 yr ago.
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@robi zeronet.io is very interesting concept
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@timconsidine Yes, there is a fork in progress:
https://github.com/zeronet-enhanced/ZeroNet/commits/massive-rework
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Received from Budibase today:
Budibase is out of beta and live on Product Hunt
Today's the big day!
We're proud to announce Budibase is out of beta and we've just launched on Product Hunt
.Any feedback / support appreciated
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@plusone-nick @timconsidine thank you very much for sharing!
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@jeau said in Budibase: an open source, no code platform:
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Hi Joe;
I'm very pleased to see you in the Cloudron community;
for me BudiBase is a serious challenger, and even better, to Notion and ClickUp.
I can't wait to host it on my Cloudron. -
Can I use this app to build a one-page html "responsive" site? If not, what would you recommend?
Currently, using Wordpress but it's an overkill for a static page.
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@humptydumpty said in Budibase: an open source, no code platform:
Can I use this app to build a one-page html "responsive" site?
Personally I think Budibase would be overkill for that.
I would look at Ghost or Grav if you want an interface to building and posting content.
Or just a Surfer or LAMP app with a free HTML template (thousands available, but look at https://html5up.net or https://pixelarity.com/) if you're ok with coding a page -
@timconsidine I'm using Ghost for my personal blog but haven't figured out how to build a static page without knowing how to code.
Ideally, I'm looking for a page builder (think Elementor, WP Bakery, etc.) that I can use to build a static html page then save the project so I can easily modify things in the future. It looks like Grav fits the bill. Thanks for the recommendation!
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@humptydumpty if your target page is going to be fairly static (not regular content changes), you could look at https://grapesjs.com which allows you to 'scaffold' out a page with drag'n'drop components.
Then copy/paste the built page (use the View Code button to download an HTML file and a CSS file) into something like Surfer (here on Cloudron) or a LAMP instance. -
@timconsidine Just perfect! Thanks!
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What happened to this? Was someone here packaging it? Something we can help with?
I can see it, at a minimum, being a useful tool for creating web forms.
We're not here for a long time - but we are here for a good time :)
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@humptydumpty Or Gramateria wraps up GrapesJS nicely: https://forum.cloudron.io/post/43190
We're not here for a long time - but we are here for a good time :)
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@marcusquinn it's not good for forms to be completed by the public/unregistered users, as I understand it.
It's a good system, but it's aimed at a "portal" type deployment, users to be registered by admin or invited by email. -
UPDATE : I may be out of date
There is still a user model based on registered users in your community/enterprise/portal.
But I just read there is support for public screens now (may have missed it)
Apologies if I misled anyoneBut it is complex to install as a Cloudron app.
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@marcusquinn thanks for pointing this out!
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@marcusquinn
not impossible to containerize it, but almost impossible to do it for cloudron.
It needs to be installed with docker-compose because it uses multiple docker containers to run:- CouchDB (the only primary DB supported)
- Minio
- Main Container
- Worker (execute most of the process)
- Proxy
- watchtower (this is not needed in a Cloudron install)
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Another example of it being useful to have Cloudron LDAP able to server others apps as well then.
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@humptydumpty said in Budibase: an open source, no code platform:
Can I use this app to build a one-page html "responsive" site? If not, what would you recommend?
I see Budibase as an alternative to Notion (and so ClickUp and Asana) and while it is possible to build a blog/website with Notion, I also agreed with @timconsidine, none of these solutions are the best for that kind of task unless you want to learn through the process. The main reason is these apps would act as a database for your one page (like MySQL for WordPress).
Usually a database in a website is to generate dynamically page and content
So if your goal is to have a one-page website, well that is like building a complete office tower only to use one office.For a quick and fast one-page, I often use Hugo with WowChemy.
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@JOduMonT thanks for pointer to WowChemy.
Or at it will always be now in mind due to bleary eyes : WowCherry -
@joebudi Hi Joe !
You know I'm a fan of Budibase (although personal circumstances have prevented me exploring further).
In principle yes !
The 'in principle' is about what "add-on" means.
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@joebudi there is an existing entry for Budibase in App Wishlist
https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/4253/budibase-an-open-source-no-code-platform?_=1653849998039
We're not supposed to open duplicates !
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timconsidine
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Hey @timconsidine
Maybe my post was not clear - apologies. What I am asking is would members of this community find value in a Budibase package/app on the Cloudron app store:
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@joebudi ok, thought you probably meant that, but wasn't entirely sure.
My answer would be emphatically yes !
I've previously believed it is too complex for Cloudron packaging (multiple containers etc.), but you're the tech whizz.Certainly Budibase has been mentioned in a few threads.
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@timconsidine We're currently working on a single docker image deployment for Budibase. We plan on releasing this in a couple of weeks. This should enable the above.
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@joebudi hi and welcome to our forum! We would happily work together with you on a Budibase app package. In our experience working closely together with upstream is always super helpful in initial packaging as well as ongoing updates for smooth data migration.
To give a very rough overview on Cloudron packages, they are Dockerimage based, the apps need to run in a read-only filesystem, where
/app/datais writeable for persistent data, while/tmpand/runare for transient data. Further Cloudron comes with shared services like databases, which we call addons. You can find them here to avoid duplicating common services per app and for databases, ensure data dumps are coherent for backups, restore or app cloning. -
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I was wondering if the Cloudron community would be interested in a Budibase add-on?
For viewers who don't know, Budibase is an open-source low code platform for building internal tools. You can connect your SQL database and generate responsive CRUD apps in a couple of clicks. You can find out more info on the Budibase Github repo.
The reason for this post is to understand the level of interest for this add-on so I (cofounder) can add weight to my proposal at our next roadmap meeting.
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@joebudi said in Budibase: an open source, no code platform:
I was wondering if the Cloudron community would be interested in a Budibase add-on?
For viewers who don't know, Budibase is an open-source low code platform for building internal tools. You can connect your SQL database and generate responsive CRUD apps in a couple of clicks. You can find out more info on the Budibase Github repo.
The reason for this post is to understand the level of interest for this add-on so I (cofounder) can add weight to my proposal at our next roadmap meeting.
+1 on this!
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girish
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@joebudi i'd very much be interested in this!
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@joebudi yep, would love to see it on CloudRon
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@joebudi +1 for Budibase
