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168 lines
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# 🏗️ Deploying a web instance (~20 min)
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Setup a *metrics* web instance on your server.
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## 0️ Prepare your server
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A server with a recent version of [docker](https://www.docker.com/) is required.
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## 1️ Create a GitHub personal token
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From the `Developer settings` of your account settings, select `Personal access tokens` to create a new token.
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No additional scopes are required.
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> 💡 For security reasons, it is advised to use a scope-less token for web instances.
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## 2️ Configure *metrics*
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Fetch a copy of [`settings.example.json`](/settings.example.json) and rename it `settings.json`
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```shell
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lowlighter/metrics/master/settings.example.json
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mv settings.example.json settings.json
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```
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Edit `settings.json` to configure your instance.
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*Example: minimal configuration*
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```javascript
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{
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"token": "GITHUB_TOKEN",
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}
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```
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### 2️.1️ Restricting access to your web instance
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If you intend to make your web instance public, it is advised to restrict access using an access list or rate-limiting it.
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Only authorized users will be able to generate images.
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*Example: restricted access server*
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```javascript
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{
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"restricted": ["user1", "user2", "user3"],
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"maxusers": 2,
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"ratelimiter": {
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"windowMs": 900000,
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"max": 100
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}
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}
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```
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### 2️.2️ Global configuration
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Configuration file also contains settings about enabled templates, plugins and features.
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*Example: additional server configuration*
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```javascript
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{
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"cached": 3600000,
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"port": 3000,
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"templates": {
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"default": "classic",
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"enabled": ["classic", "terminal"],
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},
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"community": {
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"templates": ["user/repo@main:custom-theme"],
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},
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"hosted": {
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"by": "me",
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"link": "https://user.me",
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},
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"extras": {
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"css": true,
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"features": false
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},
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"plugins": {
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"isocalendar":{
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"enabled": false
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}
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}
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}
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```
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> ⚠️ Extras features **should not** be enabled on a public server, most of these are compute-intensive and some of some even allow remote code execution! Use with caution
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## 3️ Start docker container
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Docker images are published on [GitHub Container Registry](https://github.com/lowlighter/metrics/pkgs/container/metrics).
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Configure the following variables (or hardcode them in the command in the next block):
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```shell
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# Select an existing docker image tag
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VERSION=latest
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# Path to configured `settings.json`
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SETTINGS=/path/to/settings.json
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# Port used internally (use the same one than in `settings.json`)
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SERVICE_PORT=3000
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# Port to publish
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PUBLISHED_PORT=80
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```
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And start the container using the following command:
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```shell
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docker run --entrypoint="" -p=127.0.0.1:$PUBLISHED_PORT:$SERVICE_PORT --volume=$SETTINGS:/metrics/settings.json ghcr.io/lowlighter/metrics:$VERSION npm start
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```
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## 4️ Add images to your profile `README.md`
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Update profile `README.md` to include rendered image.
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*Example: add rendered image with markdown*
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```markdown
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```
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### 4️.1️ URL parameters syntax
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The GitHub action and the web instance uses the same engine behing the hood.
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It is actually possible to generate image directly from url without passing by the web ui by knowing how to pass parameters.
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Parameters for the web instance:
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- use dots (`.`) instead of underscores (`_`)
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- does not use `plugin_` prefixes
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- special characters need to be url [encoded](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURIComponent)
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*Example: configuring `⏱️ pagespeed` plugin for [https://example.org](https://example.org/)*
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```html
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<img src="https://my.server.com/username?pagespeed=1&pagespeed.detailed=1&pagespeed.url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com">
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```
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`🗃️ base` plugin use a slightly different notation where sections are configured through `base.<section>` param.
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*Example: configuring `🗃️ base` plugin to display only repositories section*
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```html
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<img src="https://my.server.com/username?base=0&base.repositories=1">
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```
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## *️⃣ Create a service (optional)
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To ensure that service will restart after reboots or crashes, it is advised to setup it as a service.
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This is described below for Linux-like systems which support *systemd*.
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Create a new service file `/etc/systemd/system/github_metrics.service` and paste the following:
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```ini
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[Unit]
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Description=Metrics
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After=network-online.target
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Wants=network-online.target
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[Service]
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Type=simple
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ExecStart=# docker command #
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[Install]
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WantedBy=multi-user.target
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```
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Reload services, enable it, start it and check if it is up and running:
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```shell
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systemctl daemon-reload
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systemctl enable github_metrics
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systemctl start github_metrics
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systemctl status github_metrics
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```
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