Thursday, October 11, 2012

Best Alternative for Dropbox's Public Folder: Site44

Site44 is a new way to host your web app using your Dropbox folders. It can be used to replace Dropbox's Public Folder since this public folder is not available for new Dropbox users.

How does it work?

1. Go to http://www.site44.com to sign in using your Dropbox account.

2. Create web site using Site44, i.e. <your app name>.site44.com or your custom domain

3. Launch TouchAppCreator

4. Publish your app to the linked Dropbox folder, i.e. /Apps/site44/<your app name>.site44.com/

5. Go to  <your app name>.site44.com

Advantages

1. Use your own Dropbox folder to host your web apps

2. Site44 provides password protection for your web apps

3. It is free for low-traffic accounts

Learn more about Site44 via http://www.site44.com/learn-more