Journal App

A self-hosted journal web app using the Phoenix framework and a PostgreSQL database. The images are from Unsplash's API.

The images from the screenshots above are by setsj

Setup

You need nodejs, elixir, the Phoenix framework and a Postgres server.

• Clone the repo
• Edit config/config.exs with an unsplash access key and database details.
• Install the dependencies with mix deps.get.
• Create and migrate your database with mix ecto.setup.
• Install Node.js dependencies with npm install inside the assets directory.
• Start Phoenix endpoint with mix phx.server.

Production

Full documentation at the phoenix guide.

• Generate a secret key base with mix phx.gen.secret and export it with export SECRET_KEY_BASE=REALLY_LONG_SECRET
• Export the database url with export DATABASE_URL=ecto://USER:PASS@HOST/database

# Compile
mix deps.get --only prod
MIX_ENV=prod mix compile
npm run deploy --prefix ./assets
mix phx.digest

# Migrate if necessary
MIX_ENV=prod mix ecto.migrate

# Run in detached mode
PORT=4001 MIX_ENV=prod elixir --erl "-detached" -S mix phx.server

To Do

• Encrypt entries with a password.
• Export to pdf.
• Create an offline page for PWA.
• Light mode / Dark mode switcher