Strong Towns Technology Stack

Cloud based storage systems by AWS.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that includes a mixture of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and packaged software as a service (SaaS) offerings.

ASP.net is an open source framework for building web applications and services with .NET and C#.

Font Awesome makes it easy to add vector icons and social logos to their website.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripting languages such as JavaScript.

JavaScript is the programming language of HTML and the Web.

jQuery is a cross-platform JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML. It is free, open-source software using the permissive MIT License. Web analysis indicates that it is the most widely deployed JavaScript library by a large margin.

Nginx is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.

Typekit is an online service which offers a subscription library of high-quality fonts. The fonts may be used directly on websites or synced via Adobe Creative Cloud to applications on the subscriber's computers.

Chartbeat measures realtime site activity and audience engagement of content with an easy to use dashboard, in-page analytics, historical reporting & more.

Crazy Egg analyzes web visitor behavior using heat mapping technology to discover where people scroll and click on their website.

Facebook Pixel helps organizations measure customer actions, build audiences and unlock optimisation tools. Facebook pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that allows you to track visitor activity on your website.

Google Analytics allows users to measure sales & conversions, plus gain fresh insights into how visitors use sites, & how they arrived on site.

Heap is a web and mobile analytics solution which automatically records all actions taken in web & iOS apps, and allows users to define new events without code.

Cloudflare mitigates threats from website scraping to application level attacks e.g. SQL Injection and DDOS Protection without any additional hardware.

reCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA-like system designed by Google to establish that a computer user is human.

Cloudflare Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a geographically distributed group of servers that ensure fast delivery of Internet content, including HTML pages, JavaScript files, stylesheets, and images.

PodBean offers solutions for podcast publishing, promoting and advertising.

Wistia is an online video hosting platform built specifically for businesses. This professional video hosting service is easy to use and facilitates successful video marketing through a host of great tools and features. Covert viewers to leads with features such as the Turnstile email collector and clickable calls-to-action.

YouTube is a video sharing service where users can watch, like, share, comment and upload their own videos. The video service can be accessed on PCs, laptops, tablets and via mobile phones.

Dropbox is an off-site server for file syncing, storage and sharing which allows users to save & share files of any format & access them anywhere, on any device.

Google Calendar is an get a button on its browser toolbar that they can easily click to see upcoming events from google calendar, without ever leaving their page. And if they are on sites that have special events encoded, it can click the button to instantly add events to they calendar.

G Suite is a suite of apps from Google which offers a number of tools to communicate and collaborate with colleagues, store files, and manage data.

Embedly helps publishers and consumers manage embed codes from websites and APIs.

EmbedAlbum tool allows users to embed their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter photo albums on their blogs or websites.

Facebook is a social networking site that makes it easy for people to connect and share with family and friends online.

Facebook pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that allows customers to track visitor activity on their website.

Online surveys, email opt-in forms, contact forms, popups, follow, share buttons and live chats — all in one place!

Google Maps is a web-based service that enables users to find local businesses, view maps, get driving directions, and more.

Targeted advertising on LinkedIn

Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service offered as part of Google's G Suite, with 15GB of storage, color-coded inbox filters and unsend button.

Intercom is a customer communication platform with a suite of integrated products for every team, including sales, marketing, product, and support. Intercom products enable targeted communication and engagement with leads and customers via website, inside web and mobile apps, and by email.

SendGrid cloud-based email infrastructure relieves businesses of the cost and complexity of maintaining custom email systems. SendGrid provides reliable email delivery, scalability and real-time analytics along with flexible API's that make custom integration a breeze.

Zoom is a scalable, cloud based video conferencing & web conferencing platform enabling online meetings, webinars, file sharing, group messaging and more.

Sentry provides open-source error tracking to monitor and respond to bugs and crashes anywhere in your application in real time.

Squarespace is a SaaS-based Content Management System (CMS) offering a website builder, blogging platform and hosting service.

Stripe is an online payment processing tool for internet businesses. Stripe handles everything, including storing cards, subscriptions, and direct payouts to their bank account. Meticulously designed APIs and functionality help users create the best possible product for their users.

Stripe Connect provides a powerful API and other tools needed to accept payments, as well as onboard, verify, and pay sellers and service providers. Users can tailor integration in various ways.