Hello everyone! I just wrote an extremely simply single-page tool using just HTML and Flask to convert google maps links to Osmand.net links, and I would like to host it somewhere.

I don’t need any fancy bells and whistles, as long as it supports Flask as a backend.

Im no web developer, so I haven’t actually hosted my own page anywhere before. As such, simplicity of use and setup is quite important. For example if it allows me to also buy the domain in the same platform thats good.

While I use Flask, there is no data being stored. All the flask app does is take the link given by the user, convert it to the osmand.net format, and return it. Super simple!

I looked on buy-european.net and found Infomaniak Web Hosting. I quite like the fact that they use 100% renewable energy to power their servers according to the page above, but I’m not sure if it would be the best option given how inexperienced with all this I am.

Would love to hear your suggestions! Thanks

Edit: Ended up going with hetzner. Site is pretty much set up right now.

gmaps2osm.de

It has some screen-reader support (still need to get it tested by visually impaired people), and is also set up so that you can install it as a PWA on your mobile device (add to home screen).

Here is the github repo: https://github.com/promitheas17j/gmaps2osm

I would really appreciate any feedback from experienced and not so experienced web developers alike :D

  • promitheas@programming.devOP
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    3 days ago

    Ok, this is super interesting and a bit of a weird coincidence, because on the page you linked it mentions that they are also a community of the blind and it is really important to me to have my page be accessible to visually impaired people, and I already made some steps into making it screen-reader compatible. I still need feedback from them though because not being blind myself I cant be sure if what I used to test the screen-reading is actually what the blind community uses, nor if it would actually be useful for them!

    Do they offer hosting and ssh access? If so, how can I go about setting all that up?

    Edit: Looking at their donations page it seems that they may be partly linked to the USA which I want to avoid:

    HOW DO I DONATE?

You can send cash (USD, YEN or EUR), cheque or a money order to:

SDF Public Access UNIX System
PO Box 17355
Seattle WA 98127

    Even though their server is in Germany if they have any relation to the USA its a shame.

    • the_wiz@feddit.org
      2·
      3 days ago

      The SDFEU is in so far connected to the US as the original SDF (sdf.org) started as a BBS running on a single computer in the bedroom of a guy in the US. The other SDF’s (EU and China) are completely separate entities.

      If you still want to take a look, simply telnet or ssh into sdfeu.org, create a guest account and look at the documentation. The process may seem a bit weird, but SDF is not a typical hosting provider… its a bit more of a cult.