I am developing an application that requires storing several .json files in the cloud so that they can be read from any device with this application. I think Google Drive may work, but I have a few issues.
#Google drive as database for android app
lucid nebula
I have developed a system that allows files to be downloaded from Google Drive to the application folder, and after updating in the application, the data in the file is also updated in Google Drive. The problem arises when I want to create a file using my application and send it to Google Drive.
mental hearth
GCS or S3 are actually designed for this use case. I would recommend those instead.
sacred cove
Drive is a really bad choice
lucid nebula
I chose Drive because it is the only free solution I could find.
sacred cove
You didn't look hard enough
Most solutions have a free tier that's more than enough for most use cases. If you have so much traffic that the free tiers aren't enough, it's going to go over the Drive usage limit as well
lucid nebula
It's not that many files, 1-3 per week, and after a year I would reset the database (delete the files).
lucid nebula
GCS or S3 are actually designed for this use case. I would recommend those inste...
Can you help me do this?
sacred cove
Firebase for example has 1 Gb free storage and you can send 20,000 files for free per day
lucid nebula
nice