StoryMaps- Preferred deployment

[JosephJose]

Deploying a storymap Tour for the first time. It is contend intensive with pictures and heavy textual information with ofcourse maps.

For deploying the app, I find there are two options:

1. Deploy in ArcGISOnline

2. Download the app and deploy it in the local webserver.

What is the preferred and most used approach the industry follows?

[XanderBakker]

If you don't need to change the configuration and the Story Map you are looking for is available as template and the data is published with public access, you can deploy it in ArcGIS Online, Otherwise download and configure for use on your local webserver,

[GregoryL_Azou]

+1 we recommend to host it on your own server only if you need to customize the application, some other information on the GitHub repository Map Tour - Introduction and Map Tour - The downloadable version.

[ThomasGeorge]

Guess with the ShortList Story Map Shortlist | Story Maps

and the countdown app, one is forced to get the downloaded version.

Will esri put these templates up on the hosted site?

[JosephJose]

How about templates like? Don't think esri has it online

Story Map Shortlist℠

Story Map Countdown℠

[GregoryL_Azou]

Yes not all template are available in ArcGIS Online yet, so those one you need to download and them yourself.

[XanderBakker]

I think in the December 2014 release some more templates are coming, but I'm not quite sure which ones.

[GregoryL_Azou]

In the December release, we are going to release one new application named Map Series that will replace Side Accordion, Tabbed Viewer and introduce a third new layout. More to come in 2015

[RupertEssinger]

Definitely more to come!

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