I built Beam, a Mac app for people who publish websites to their own web hosting or for client websites and want a faster workflow than traditional FTP tools.
Instead of relying on slow file-by-file uploads, Beam is designed to make deployment faster, clearer and more reliable.
What Beam focuses on:
faster website publishing
resumable uploads
backups before release
rollback if something goes wrong
a clearer release workflow for client projects
Hotfolder workflow
I built it because publishing websites to regular hosting still often feels more painful than it should. Beam is my attempt to make that process smoother for web designers and it is designed to work with folder export workflows.
Beam is available in English and German, and one project is free to use, so you can test it in your own workflow.
The Beam App looks cool and have some nice features. For me, it looks to be complicated, compared to other known Apps already is use. IMO, the default youtube should be 1080p, not 360. Be aware 360p is too blurry. Also, it would be should better when vocal instructions are in the demo.
Thank you for your feedback. Setting it up and using it is really easy. Why not give it a try? It’s completely free for one project. You can see if it works for you. If you run into any issues or have questions, let me know. I uploaded some 1080p videos, but I noticed the quality isn’t great. I’d like to improve that next time.
I’ve been thinking for a long time about how to simplify the setup process. The following changes have now been implemented in Beam:
Auto Token
You no longer need to assign a token yourself. Beam assigns it automatically during project setup.
Helper Installation
The helper no longer needs to be installed manually. You simply enter the login credentials for the FTP server and can then install the helper within the app.
FTP, SFTP, and FTPS are supported.
Webroot Backup
When performing a webroot backup, the Beam backup folder is now excluded.
You can define folders outside the webroot that should be included in the backup. For example, a tcms-data directory outside the webroot can be included in the backup.
Notification Sounds
You can now define custom notification sounds for the most common operations.
If you’ve had trouble setting up Beam so far because it seemed too complicated, why not give it another try?
