Announcing Begin teams
Begin now supports multiple collaborators for each application with the `begin team` command
Ryan Block
1 mins to read
Building a Design Portfolio with Enhance
Cole goes on a deep dive through our new design portfolio example, and demonstrates how a little HTML and CSS can go a very long way in 2023.
Cole Peters
15 mins to read
OAuth Authentication
With more services come more passwords and usernames to keep track of. OAuth lets users authenticate to a new service using a previously established identity on another service.
Ryan Bethel
8 mins to read
Authentication with Magic links
Authenticating with only an email or phone number can simplify the process significantly. This post demonstrates how to use these Magic links with Enhance.
Ryan Bethel
4 mins to read
Tested: Database Providers on Lambda
Third party database providers speed-tested on AWS Lambda. Compare performance with DynamoDB in real time with our sample application.
Taylor Beseda
3 mins to read
Verify email and phone for new accounts
Verify a phone number or email address as a method for account recovery
Ryan Bethel
10 mins to read
Region Support for Begin.com
Rolling out support to sixteen regions.
Simon MacDonald
2 mins to read
Authentication for a Username and Password flow
Build a username password authentication flow for an Enhance app
Ryan Bethel
7 mins to read
Mastodon Link Verification in the Enhance Blog Template
Profile link verification on Mastodon is very different to the now demonized blue check mark on Twitter. Since document based verification is not possible without a central authority Mastodon provides you with a way to cross reference links in your profile to prove you are the real owner of those resources.
Simon MacDonald
3 mins to read
Introducing Enhance Styles 5.0
Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Enhance Styles 5.0, a major upgrade to the configurable styling library included with all Enhance projects.
Cole Peters
9 mins to read
Why you should roll your own auth
Conventional wisdom states that rolling your own authentication system can be a significant undertaking that requires a lot of expertise in security and web development. In most cases, using a third-party authentication service is better than trying to build your own from scratch. However, there are some cases where rolling your own auth may be beneficial.
Simon MacDonald
2 mins to read
Introducing Themes for the Enhance Blog Template
Today, we’re shipping a small but exciting update to our Enhance blog template, in the form of a new starter theme and the ability to quickly switch between themes via a single line of code.
Cole Peters
1 mins to read
Supporting Publish Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
Our next step towards making it easier for everyone to participate in the open and indie web is the release of @enhance/arc-plugin-posse. This plugin checks your RSS feed for new content and syndicates it to whatever platforms you choose. The plugin is designed to work seamlessly with the Enhance Blog Template, but you can also deploy it as a standalone plugin for existing sites.
Simon MacDonald
3 mins to read
Above the Clouds With the New Enhance Landing Page
Join us for a look under the hood of our brand new landing page for Enhance — the biggest project we’ve yet thrown at our very own framework.
Cole Peters
22 mins to read
Webmention Support in Enhance Blog Template
We want to make it easier for folks to participate in the open and indie web. Our first step towards this goal was the publication of our Enhance Blog Template which enables you to publish your site and own your content. Our next step is adding support for incoming and outgoing webmentions to the blog template.
Simon MacDonald
5 mins to read
Making the leap to AWS with Architect
A guest post from Ameya Charnalia detailing his experience moving from Heroku to AWS via Architect.
Ameya Charnalia
3 mins to read
Customizing the Enhance Blog Template
A walkthrough of how our resident design engineer would go about re-styling the Enhance blog template — including looks at styleguide configuration, web fonts, utility classes, and scoped element styles.
Cole Peters
13 mins to read
Begin Domains beta
The Begin CLI now supports domains! Subscribe to a domain name and link it to a Begin application.
Taylor Beseda
1 mins to read
Adding Comments to the Enhance Blog Template
Recently, we released the Enhance Blog Template, and one thing I felt was missing was the ability to have random people on the internet disagree with me. That’s right. We’re adding a comment section.
Simon MacDonald
10 mins to read
Introducing the Enhance Blog Template
One thing we’ve heard from users is that they want more options for getting started using Enhance. Today we are excited to announce our first Enhance application template - Blog.
Simon MacDonald
4 mins to read