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= Kinto Integration in Firefox =
= Kinto Integration in Firefox =


[http://www.kinto-storage.org Kinto] is a simple JSON storage service that was integrated into Firefox, mainly for RemoteSettings and the <code>storage.sync</code> API.
[http://www.kinto-storage.org Kinto] is a simple JSON storage service that was integrated into Firefox, and currently used for RemoteSettings.


= Key features =
= Key features =
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|Mathieu Leplatre — :leplatrem
|Mathieu Leplatre — :leplatrem
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|<code>storage.sync</code>
|[[WebExtensions]] API for user data storage. Every users have their own bucket (''default bucket'' plugin), the allowed amount of data is limited (''quotas'' plugin), and the data is encrypted using Firefox Accounts keys. See also [[CloudServices/Sync/ExtensionStorage_Design_Doc]]
|Ethan Glasser Camp — :glasserc
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|Test Pilot
|Some experiments (like Notes) require user data to be saved remotely and synchronized across devices. A Kinto server was deployed with Firefox Accounts login support, and kinto.js library is used to encrypt and sync data.
|Vlad Filippov — :vladikoff
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|Lockbox
|Synchronize on device datastore with remote
|https://lockbox.firefox.com
|}
|}


See also [https://github.com/mozilla-services/servicedenuages.fr/blob/master/content/2017.12.kinto-at-mozilla.rst Kinto at Mozilla]  
It used be supporting more use-cases in the past. See also [https://github.com/mozilla-services/servicedenuages.fr/blob/master/content/2017.12.kinto-at-mozilla.rst Kinto at Mozilla]  
 
Feel free to come and discuss on <code>#storage</code> :)


= Usage =
= Usage =
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= Resources =
= Resources =


* [https://remote-settings.readthedocs.io Remote Settings docs]
* [https://blog.mathieu-leplatre.info/the-history-of-firefox-remote-settings.html The History of Remote Settings]
* [https://github.com/mozilla-services/servicedenuages.fr/blob/master/content/2017.12.kinto-at-mozilla.rst Kinto at Mozilla] (blog post) -- see also [https://web.archive.org/web/20180111085958/https://www.servicedenuages.fr/en/kinto-at-mozilla the published version, no longer available at its initial location]
* [https://github.com/mozilla-services/servicedenuages.fr/blob/master/content/2017.12.kinto-at-mozilla.rst Kinto at Mozilla] (blog post) -- see also [https://web.archive.org/web/20180111085958/https://www.servicedenuages.fr/en/kinto-at-mozilla the published version, no longer available at its initial location]


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