Jsonbin database

If you want users to save and share information on a website that you build, you are going to have to use some kind of database. Tis kind of technology is the backbone of social media, Wordpress websites and basically any website that lets it's users interact with each other.

Making this happen can be pretty hard. Usually you need to rent some kind of server, and also learn to code a server-side language. However, there is an alternative: Use a JSON 'database' on someone else's server.

What is a JSONbin?

A JSONbin is basically a website that allows you to save JSON files on their server. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, and and is a filetype that's often used to send data over the internet. For our purposes, it is most important that it allows you to send arrays, which are lists of texts, numbers or other info. We can just send our info to a JSONbin, and there it will be saved so that another user can retrieve it. For example, you can create a public message board this way, where everyone can send a new message and view the messages that other people have sent.

Using JSONbin

To create the message board you can start with the setup of your files, including jquery. You can follow the instructions here.