NimiqVoteServer

This repo contains the code for the NimqVoteServer back-end code. The server has two purposes:

• sending config data to the front-end
• tallying votes

The server runs on port 8080.

Running a NimiqVoteServer node

Running a node would be great! Here are some instructions:

Basic setup (for Ubuntu)

Ensure you have Node.js v11 (v12 is not currently supported). You'll need sudo rights. Run this in your terminal:

sudo apt install build-essential python-dev
git clone https://github.com/MatthewDLudwig/NimiqVoteServer
cd NimiqVoteServer
npm install @nimiq/core
npm install nimiq-wrapper

SSL support

You can use Let's Encrypt and Certbot to get a free HTTPS certificate. Currently, all front-ends require this. Ensure you are in the NimiqVoteServer directory, then run this. Follow the on-screen instructions when prompted:

# Install certbot
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install certbot

# Request certificate
sudo certbot certonly --standalone

Next, you'll need to tell the server about the certificates. Change line 9 of the server code from this:

                 let keyRoot = "";

to this:

                 let keyRoot = "/etc/letsencrypt/live/[DOMAIN_YOU_REGISTERED_WITH_CERTBOT]/";

You can now access your back-end server over HTTPS.