README.md

skynet-accounts

skynet-accounts is a service that stores Skynet user account data. It uses MongoDB for data storage. It uses ORY Kratos for the actual account management.

Setup steps

The .env file

All local secrets are loaded from a .env file in the root directory of the project.

Those are (example values):

SKYNET_DB_HOST="localhost"
SKYNET_DB_PORT="27017"
SKYNET_DB_USER="username"
SKYNET_DB_PASS="password"
SKYNET_ACCOUNTS_PORT=3000
COOKIE_DOMAIN="siasky.net"
COOKIE_HASH_KEY="any thirty-two byte string is ok"
COOKIE_ENC_KEY="any thirty-two byte string is ok"

There are some optional ones, as well:

SKYNET_ACCOUNTS_LOG_LEVEL=trace
KRATOS_ADDR=localhost:4433
OATHKEEPER_ADDR=localhost:4456

Recommended reading

• JSON and BSON
• Using the official MongoDB Go driver