Anton AntonAL

Meteor Alternatives Per Feature

This table was created in 2015 so may be quite outdated today.

Feature	Meteor Solution	Alternative Solutions	Description
Live DB Sync	[livequery][lq] ([mongo-oplog]), [ddp]	RethinkDB, Redis, ShareDB, [npm:mongo-oplog], [firebase], etc.	Push DB updates to client/server.
Latency Compensation, Optimistic UI	[minimongo][mm]	[RethinkDB][lcr], [mWater/minimongo] (fork, not ws but http, browserify)	Imitate successful db query on client before it is done.
Isomorphic Code	[isobuild] & isopacks	browserify	Write one code for server/client/mobile.
Isomorphic Packaging	[isobuild], atmosphere		No more separate packages for server & client. Get bower + npm + mobile.

Here's an example of setting up a basic point to point VPN using SSH tunnels.

First you need a server in the cloud that isn't behind a NAT.

Ensure that the host and server has port 22 open and is running sshd.

If you're using AWS, make sure to check your security groups.

When using nmcli device wifi connect 'WeWorkWiFi' password '...', you'll get something like:

Error: Failed to add/activate new connection: Failed to determine AP security information

To actually use it, you need to create a connection first and configure it:

	-- Courtesy
	-- http://shuber.io/porting-activerecord-counter-cache-behavior-to-postgres/

	CREATE FUNCTION increment_counter(table_name text, column_name text, id integer, step integer)
	RETURNS VOID AS $$
	DECLARE
	table_name text := quote_ident(table_name);
	column_name text := quote_ident(column_name);
	conditions text := ' WHERE id = $1';
	updates text := column_name \|\| '=' \|\| column_name \|\| '+' \|\| step;