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diff --git a/documentation/DEPLOY.md b/documentation/DEPLOY.md index 344165c..31bb5d7 100644 --- a/documentation/DEPLOY.md +++ b/documentation/DEPLOY.md @@ -1,14 +1,57 @@ -# Live Deployment Installation +# Development Enviroment + +1. [Clone](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) the repository. + * Terminal Command: `git clone https://github.com/hack-chat/main.git hackchat` +1. Enter the directory in your terminal. + * Terminal Command: `cd hackchat` +1. Install using npm. + * Terminal Command: `npm install` +1. Start the application. + * Terminal Command: `npm start` -1. [Clone](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) the repository: `git clone https://github.com/hack-chat/main.git` -1. Change the directory: `cd main/server` -1. Install server dependencies: `npm install` -1. Configure the server: `npm run config` (you may also migrate a `config` directory into `./main/server` if you previously configured the server elsewhere) -1. Migrate the contents of `./main/client` into any suitable directory of your webserver -1. (OPTIONAL) Cleanup; you may delete `main/clientSource` and `main/documentation` +# Live Deployment Installation - You can now run start the server software with a process manager like [PM2](https://github.com/Unitech/pm2) (e.g., `pm2 start server/main.js --name HackChat`). If you plan on using SSL to serve the client; you will need to use a reverse proxy, as TLS is not natively supported by the hack.chat server software (this may change in future releases). +1. (Follow steps 1 - 3 above) +1. Use PM2 to start the backend server. + * Terminal Command: `pm2 start ./server/main.js --node-args="-r esm" --name hackchat-dev-server` + * See tips below to make the server start on boot. +1. Migrate the contents of `./hackchat/client` into any suitable directory of your webserver. HackChat comes bundled with `http-server` for development purposes only, it is highly recommended that you use a better web server such as Nginx or Apache. +1. (OPTIONAL) Cleanup; you may delete `hackchat/clientSource` and `hackchat/documentation` -# Advanced +# Tips -(TODO) +* If you plan on using SSL to serve the client; you will need to use a **reverse proxy**, as TLS is not natively supported by the hack.chat server software (this may change in future releases). +* **Do not use root.** Installing while using the root account or installing with root privileges will result in an error similar to the following: +`npm WARN lifecycle hack.chat-v2@2.1.92~postinstall: cannot run in wd hack.chat-v2@2.1.91 cd ./clientSource && npm install && cd .. & cd ./server && npm install && npm run config (wd='/dir')` +* PM2 may be configured to start the backend server on boot, read [https://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/startup/](https://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/startup/) +* On some computers, due to a bug in `http-server`, **a blank page** may be shown while attempting to open the default index page. If this happens, change the url to include `index.html`, or browse to a channel; `http://127.0.0.1:3000/?programming` +* **Do not install using** `sudo apt install nodejs`, instead use: + ```bash + cd ~ + curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x -o nodesource_setup.sh + sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh + sudo apt install nodejs + ``` +* Quick setup script, tested on Ubuntu 18. + * `cd ~` + * `nano ./hc_install.sh` + * Paste: + ```bash + #!/bin/bash + cd ~ + sudo apt update + sudo apt install build-essential git + curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x -o nodesource_setup.sh + sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh + sudo apt install nodejs + nodejs -v + npm -v + git --version + git clone https://github.com/hack-chat/main.git hackchat + cd hackchat + npm install + ``` + * `Ctrl + x` + * `Y` + * `chmod u+x ./hc_install.sh` + * `./hc_install.sh`
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