What is Amazon S3?

'Amazon S3', or 'Amazon Simple Storage Service', what is it exactly? Why do we use it? Why do you need it? What are its use-cases? Let's go over some of the basics.

Easy, Quick Webcam Video Recording with Shubox

If you've ever had to implement cross-browser MediaRecorder functionality (recording video from a webcam) then you'll understand that this is a big deal!

Shubox JS Library Now With Webcam Support

A sprinkle of JavaScript to fire up your webcam and upload to the cloud.

Announcing the NEW Shubox JS Library

Months later - a new and improved JS library is ready for the world.

Choosing the Right Next-Gen Format for Your Images

There are a lot more options for images these days than just JPGs and PNGs.

Integrating with FormKeep

FormKeep and Shubox - spiritual cousins coming together like peanut-butter and jelly.

Use rails-erd Instead of annotate_models

In which I make a small request to ruby on rails developers: Do not use the annotate_models gem. Use rails-erd instead!

⚡Fast First Upload 🚀

To get an application or website to a point where integrating Shubox is with as little fuss as possible - we've set up a pre-fab "sandbox" S3 bucket for you to use.

Going freemium

Shubox is making some changes with the goal of helping make it even easier, faster, and more accessible for web developers and designers. Namely, we're going freemium.

Form Objects and Rails Form Builders

Adhering to Rails' sensible defaults is often the right decision when working with the framework, but at times you may be served best by trying something a little different.

How Thredded Uses Shubox

Images are a vital piece of communication these days that deserve to be a first class citizen with their own first class solution.

Simple Markdown-Powered Rails Blog

Get a blog up and running in Rails in no time using Markdown. I'll show you how in five simple steps.

Open for Business!

Shubox is the easiest, quickest, and most painless way to allow your users to upload images to S3.