I'm looking to build a book exchange website where users can add information about books they want to exchange, including details like the condition of the book. However, I want to ensure that once a listing is created, users can't edit other people's entries. Ideally, users should also be able to delete their own listings if they choose to do so. What would be the easiest way to set this up? Any recommendations for tools or platforms that can help? Thanks for your help!
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It’s pretty straightforward to build something like this yourself! You’d just need a simple website with a database and user system. You can set up a table for users and another for books, linking them. As a new developer, this would be a great exercise to learn the basics.
This is classic CRUD stuff! You could host your site for free on platforms like Cloudflare Pages and use a free Turso database. Just make sure users register an account so their books are associated with them. It might be wise to tackle a few tutorials on CRUD and authentication first!
If you don’t need real-time updates, any backend with a database should work fine. You just need some basic logic to prevent edits on existing entries. A good starting point would be to manage sessions so users can edit their own listings through session IDs. If you want real-time updates later, you might look into using websockets, but that's more complex initially.
Honestly, a wiki could be ideal for your situation. There are free options available, or you can set up your own with MediaWiki. That said, if you only need what you mentioned, a full wiki might be a bit much.
Consider using Airtable for this! It’s user-friendly and allows people to add new records easily without messing with others.
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