Store variables online and retrieve it in Ruby script?

Question

Are there any online services/servers that could store information like:

username
email
company information

So that it could be retrieved by Ruby script?

Answer 1

Yes, they are also known as databases.

You can set up your own db if you have a server, or you can try and find someone who will host databases for you (try Googling "Free MySQL" for example)

Answer 2

Amazon S3 is an online server that stores your variables, properties, files online and allows you to retrieve them via kind of API.

Answer 3

With a small amount of knowledge about how git works, you could easily set up a 1-file rack or Sinatra application on heroku to do this.

Answer 4

For a simple key/value store in the cloud check out Amazon SimpleDB

For complex relational data use a database. If you want a database in the cloud check-out Amazon RDS.