dreamfactory

Ben Busse
Todd Appleton

DreamFactory Essentials
 Mobilize Your Data

Install Connect Develop

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Install DreamFactory DreamFactory Build apps for phone,
on cloud or server provides REST API tablet, desktop or
Services to your data device
 SQL NoSQL Files

PostgreSQL, SQL MongoDB, CouchDB S3, Cloud Files,

Server, MySQL DynamoDB, Azure Azure Blob, Local
Tables

Hook up any
backend system

• User Management
• Roles & Permissions
• Enterprise Security
DSP • Application Hosting

HTML5 SDKs Native SDKs

Automatically
provide REST API
 Simple Development Paradigm

DSP

Client Side
REST JSON
 Step 1 – Get DreamFactory

A few options…

1. DreamFactory Hosted Account (Free)

2. Bitnami Hosted Account
3. Bitnami Installers (Server, VM, or Cloud)
4. GitHub Package (Mac, Linux, Windows)

Details at
https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dsp-
core/wiki/Usage-Options
 Step 2 – Register Your App

A few options…

1. App code resides in your DreamFactory

instance
2. App code resides on desktop or mobile
device
3. App code resides on your own server

Note: App name is your API key

 Step 3 – Connect to SQL

Securely connect…

• Select vendor (MySQL, Postgres, SQL

Server)
• Specify database connection string
• Specify database credentials

Note 1: You can also connect to NoSQL, files,

and external REST APIs

Note 2: Oracle and DB2 on 2014 roadmap

 Step 4 – Set up Roles

Specify role permissions…

• Which users belong to this role

• Which apps can this role access
• Which data can this role access

Note: Users and roles have a REST API (e.g.

self-register users from your app)
 Step 5 – Use REST API for SQL

Browse the live Swagger API docs…

• REST API for both SQL records and schema

• CRUD operations on single or multiple
records
• API returns SQL data in JSON or XML
format
• API supports query filters, limits, order by,
related data, and more
 Step 6 – Make API Calls with SDKs

REST API is conveniently exposed with SDKs

• Follow directions in Quickstart tab

• Download SDKs in the Apps tab
• SDKs for: iOS, Android, Windows, Titanium,
Javascript, AngularJS

Note: SDKs are not mandatory, but should

make your life easier
Demo Time!
 Install On Any Server

Available in many cloud marketplaces

Support for Macintosh, Windows, and Linux
Connect To Any Database

Connect to any local or remote data source

SQL, NoSQL, and BLOB Storage
Develop For Any Device

Client SDK for HTML5 / JavaScript

Code library for native mobile
 Learn More

Blog Posts
https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dsp-core/wiki/Blogs
http://blog.dreamfactory.com/add-a-rest-api-to-any-sql-db-in-minutes
http://blog.dreamfactory.com/sql-and-rest-working-with-related-data
http://blog.dreamfactory.com/blog/bid/316052/Demo-How-to-Make-Relationship-
Queries-with-DreamFactory-s-REST-API

Screencasts
https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dsp-core/wiki/Screencasts

Docs
https://github.com/dreamfactorysoftware/dsp-core/wiki

Developer Forum
http://community.dreamfactory.com/
DreamFactory Support Plans
Q&A
 Thank You!

QUESTIONS

benbusse@dreamfactory.com
toddappleton@dreamfactory.com