snapcraft
Internet of Things
Building a future-proofed IoT consumer device with brand stores
by Sarah Dickinson on 20 November 2017
When building or deploying any IoT device either in remote locations or consumer’s homes, it is now essential for manufacturers to consider and review how...
Internet of Things
Orchestrating architectural installations and live shows with snaps
by Sarah Dickinson on 15 November 2017
Dutch manufacturer Visual Productions BV, provides multi-platform software and solid-state hardware lighting control technology for namely the architectural,...
Desktop
How to turn your website into a desktop app
by David Callé on 15 November 2017
Turning your website into a desktop integrated app is a relatively simple thing to do, but distributing it as such and making it noticeable in app stores is...
Internet of Things
Discovering snaps with .NET and Microsoft
by Sarah Dickinson on 8 November 2017
.NET Core, run by the .NET Foundation and Microsoft, is a free, cross-platform platform that supports building and running the next generation of web...
Internet of Things
Launching Fingbox: from idea to distribution in under a year
by Sarah Dickinson on 2 November 2017
If you’re using a network security and scanning tool at home then there is a strong chance you have adopted Fing – the free network scanner for iOS and...
Desktop
Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: GNOME Fixes & New Snaps
by Will Cooke on 27 October 2017
I’ll be starting the weekly round-up posts again now that the release is out and 18.04 is getting under way. At this early stage in the development cycle...
Desktop
Fresh Snaps from September 2017
by David Callé on 18 October 2017
October, it’s almost time for a new Ubuntu release! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about spending relaxing time with your computer: playing games,...
Desktop
elementary on why snaps are right for their Linux distro
by Sarah Dickinson on 11 October 2017
elementary is the company behind the elementary OS Linux distribution and the associated app store. Celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, elementary...
Desktop
Heroku as a snap: talking security, Snapcraft & daily updates
by Sarah Dickinson on 4 October 2017
Created 10 years ago and now owned by Salesforce, Heroku is a hosted cloud platform as a service (PaaS) which makes it easy for developers to run apps and...
Internet of Things
Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 2
by Canonical on 7 September 2017
By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services (Part 1) Tracks With tracks, developers can give a group of users the ability to stay on...
Internet of Things
Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 1
by Canonical on 4 September 2017
By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services Ever since snaps were introduced, a crucial part of their feature set has been the...
Cloud and server
Build.snapcraft.io gets your code ready to distribute in minutes
by Thibaut Rouffineau on 30 May 2017
The public beta release of build.snapcraft.io is now open! build.snapcraft.io is an easy and free to use platform for publishing your software to the tens of...