From e2497fdb595055a63f2c9b7b522e76d501be224c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Willison Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 19:17:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Replace Glitch with Codespaces, closes #2488 --- README.md | 2 +- docs/getting_started.rst | 25 +++++++------------------ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e2a96ba7..393e8e5c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Datasette is a tool for exploring and publishing data. It helps people take data Datasette is aimed at data journalists, museum curators, archivists, local governments, scientists, researchers and anyone else who has data that they wish to share with the world. -[Explore a demo](https://datasette.io/global-power-plants/global-power-plants), watch [a video about the project](https://simonwillison.net/2021/Feb/7/video/) or try it out by [uploading and publishing your own CSV data](https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/getting_started.html#try-datasette-without-installing-anything-using-glitch). +[Explore a demo](https://datasette.io/global-power-plants/global-power-plants), watch [a video about the project](https://simonwillison.net/2021/Feb/7/video/) or try it out [on GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/datasette/datasette-studio). * [datasette.io](https://datasette.io/) is the official project website * Latest [Datasette News](https://datasette.io/news) diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst index 6c51e00e..ad917a3c 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -33,29 +33,18 @@ You can pass a URL to a CSV, SQLite or raw SQL file directly to Datasette Lite t This `example link `__ opens Datasette Lite and loads the SQL Murder Mystery example database from `Northwestern University Knight Lab `__. -.. _getting_started_glitch: +.. _getting_started_codespaces: -Try Datasette without installing anything using Glitch ------------------------------------------------------- +Try Datasette without installing anything with Codespaces +--------------------------------------------------------- -`Glitch `__ is a free online tool for building web apps directly from your web browser. You can use Glitch to try out Datasette without needing to install any software on your own computer. +`GitHub Codespaces `__ offers a free browser-based development environment that lets you run a development server without installing any local software. -Here's a demo project on Glitch which you can use as the basis for your own experiments: +Here's a demo project on GitHub which you can use as the basis for your own experiments: -`glitch.com/~datasette-csvs `__ +`github.com/datasette/datasette-studio `__ -Glitch allows you to "remix" any project to create your own copy and start editing it in your browser. You can remix the ``datasette-csvs`` project by clicking this button: - -.. image:: https://cdn.glitch.com/2703baf2-b643-4da7-ab91-7ee2a2d00b5b%2Fremix-button.svg - :target: https://glitch.com/edit/#!/remix/datasette-csvs - -Find a CSV file and drag it onto the Glitch file explorer panel - ``datasette-csvs`` will automatically convert it to a SQLite database (using `sqlite-utils `__) and allow you to start exploring it using Datasette. - -If your CSV file has a ``latitude`` and ``longitude`` column you can visualize it on a map by uncommenting the ``datasette-cluster-map`` line in the ``requirements.txt`` file using the Glitch file editor. - -Need some data? Try this `Public Art Data `__ for the city of Seattle - hit "Export" and select "CSV" to download it as a CSV file. - -For more on how this works, see `Running Datasette on Glitch `__. +The README file in that repository has instructions on how to get started. .. _getting_started_your_computer: