@kenny

[still fiber]

Thank you for helping me. Everyone is entering code and I am stuck. I watched a vid, to use AW with VS and console. I am just starting to follow 100dev, and know that I should be digesting and learning theory and can later apply it, but I feel like ther are some few steps of syntax/OS type something I would not find in a million years if someone could tell, hand hold me through it so I can actually enter code, then I can probably figure out how to compile, debug, run. I learn at my own slow pace, but once moving promise to help other newbies. I really want to develop something some day soon and if AW can be involved, so happy.

[tidal thunder]

Where are you having issues? Are you using Appwrite selfhosted or cloud (cloud.appwrite.io). What are you trying to do, make a function? How far have you gotten? Do you have any code that isn't working?

[still fiber]

I am at very beginning, downloaded VSC on my desktop (no extensions yet except for Pretty), downloaded NodeJS on my desktop (I think I will be programming in JS HTML CSS as a total newbie to join Leon's hackathons), and I watched this video about typing something into consol, but my screen look different a tiny bit from the options). Let m paste a screen of the items just need a sec.

I am wondering, have I not dowloaded the right extensions yet into VSC? Like Vite or something like JS Node? will need special assistance picking the right one, maybe you could screenshot the exensions I need?

I just feel like I am missing somethings here with AW steps and need training wheels!, will wait for some reply.

[still fiber]

Sorry, will add this to ask you too on top of all that: a search in of node brings up all this, but I did download a stand alone NodeJS on my own. Not sure if its sufficient.

[tidal thunder]

I wouldn't worry too much if your terminal does not look like what they have in the video. They can be customized and are different for different OS (linux, windows, mac).

[tidal thunder]

As far as extensions go, if you're not doing .net/c# work you don't need any of those you have in the screenshot. You really don't need any extensions to get started coding. I think it's better to find the ones that solve problems you encounter than to install ones randomly.

[tidal thunder]

You shouldn't need any extensions to get started

[tidal thunder]

This is a picture of https://cloud.appwrite.io, under the add platform button.

[still fiber]

Thanks, ok so you are saying I should entire my code through AW and ignore VSC?

So, I made a project called Hackathon Feb 2025, whats the next step, create a platform? There are also all those blocks pictured here, do I need to click any of those to start? The 20 digit code that popped up after my project name, should I be worried if someone gets that they can hack my account eventually seeing my credit card details, etc? What's the use of that code?

Is AW some sort of house I store all my written code, the compliled files, and can give the outside world use of that file, like I can make a game app, launch it from here and sell subs to it?

[still fiber]

That brought me to my own platform. So much to learn. Thank you so far.

[tidal thunder]

No, you use VSCode as your IDE to write the code. You don't write or store code in Appwrite. You would write your code in VSCode then store it in some sort of source control repository like Github, BitBucket, GitLab, etc.

[still fiber]

I don't know that its a problem per se, just Leon in #110dev wanted us to write JS, HTML, CSS code.

[tidal thunder]

You may take a look at this getting started course by github.

https://github.com/skills/introduction-to-github

[still fiber]

Then what more specifically is AW for again? Might need an example.

[still fiber]

Thank you, I did set up a Git Hub account, I will thank you.

[tidal thunder]

Appwrite is database/authentication/file storage/etc

So for example, if you're creating a todo app. Your code for the app would be stored in Github. Your data for the app, each todo, users will be stored in appwrite. Then you call appwrite to fetch these information.

[still fiber]

Ok, so if my app collects data, photos, etc. from a user interacting with my program, AW would store it, like a cloud?

[tidal thunder]

Exactly!

[still fiber]

It just clicked.

[tidal thunder]

Currently appwrite does not support hosting sites/apps (that may come in the future :o). I would recommend looking into Github Pages, Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, or Netlify to easily and freely host your app. All of these use the code you store in github to automatically deploy the web app to the world.

[still fiber]

OK OK so I took this JS beginner making web pages, mini-cert, they showed me how to make a local file of HTML JS CSS and save it, (so I did not need a public URL and registered domain name ), so could AW keep that file and be the server for someone to execute teh code? Sorry, hope my question makes sense.

But, I thought I was wathing Leon enter coded into AW and AW sort of fixs it or suggests amended code, but where is that being stored, VSC?

One of my goals is becoming a C# with Unity developer, can AW help me with that now by storing all the high gig density files(pics, music, etc.) you guys must charge a percntag of fee for certain limits stored I imagine.

[tidal thunder]

It can but this would require you to create a serverless function and have that serve up your code. Right now that may be a bit out of reach?

[still fiber]

I really appreciate this, I am my own solo shop right now. I have a side gig, with a bunch of my students, many have dev jobs with pplaces like Amazon Web dvelopment and similar. I don't want to bother them for advice, so really thankful for you.

[tidal thunder]

That wouldn't be appwrite doing that, that would be in VSCode or whatever IDE they use.

[still fiber]

Ok, I am a little stumped what he was using AW for.

[tidal thunder]

Appwrite can store these files and you can use it to store user game information. But for large assets you wouldn't store these remotely, I don't believe. You would store these along side the game so they're all downloaded locally

[tidal thunder]

Can you send me the link to the video? I'm familiar with what 100 devs is but I've not partipated in anything there.

[still fiber]

I am supposed to make even the most basic program (i.e., hos hittinglist fo collect job scrapes, Hello World), and use Appwrite. Was he using AW to store the scrap[ed content? IF that what is happenign I get this.

[still fiber]

Yes, one sec pls

[still fiber]

Here is the class, app write and he wanted us to sort of add all that in, expand on it...I know the 100dev ran last year, and its sort of a jump in as you go thing, but hopping in is really difficult I have to piece stuff together and you are really helping me! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2381411853

[tidal thunder]

It looks like to me, they have the appwrite docs open (https://appwrite.io/docs) on the left side of their screen and VS Code on the right.

[still fiber]

If you need to or want to watch that video and maybe me can reply more like this to each other later? #100dev is on discord and you are most welcome to join into it, even as as an experienced observer, there is supposedly over 1500 people on the live calls (530pm tonight) and also industty heavies and gurus like you. I will be traveling to a client later after the class and then be back on tonight aftere 9pm EST, and also definitely during each day.

[tidal thunder]

I'd love to but I just don't have the time :( Sorry.

[still fiber]

Yeah, thats where it got really confusing, so much going on.

[still fiber]

Its okay thanks, as I have more questions over the days, if ok I would like to ask for help in support. Would that be ok to do?

[tidal thunder]

That's perfectly fine :) That's what support is for. You can ping @support and any volunteer that has opted to have that tag will get notified and can help you.

Otherwise you're more than welcome to ping me @kenny, it just could take me some time to reply if I'm busy.

[still fiber]

I really appreciate you Kenny, hope to have short learning curve and give back to you and your community and get more involved.

Take care, bye for now.

[still fiber]

what did you mean by the word, asset?

and bye for now too 🙂

[tidal thunder]

Assets would be like textues, 3d models, music, sound effects ect.